394 Great and Small Game of Africa 



The White Oryx {Oryx leucoryx) 



This oryx, of which very little is known to hunters, is a denizen of the 

 wide deserts of North Africa, its best -known habitats being Sennaar, 

 Kordofan, the wilder portions of Nubia and the Soudan, and parts of the 

 Sahara. In size it is much on a par with the beisa, that is, about 4 feet or 

 a trifle less at the shoulder. The body-colouring is whitish with a tinge 

 of rufous. The rufous colouring is noticeable chiefly on the neck, shoulders, 

 the under parts, and the upper portions of the limbs. Two dark, brownish 

 markings are found on the front of the face, and others form eye-stripes and 

 streaks running from the horns to the eyes. The horns are very remarkable, 

 long, sweeping, tapering greatly to the sharp, spear-like points, and with a 

 very strong backward curve. They are annulated for about a third of their 

 length. The longest recorded pair of horns, which measure 39^ inches 

 over the curve, are in the possession of the British Museum. 



H. A. Bryden. 



THE ADDAX 



Genus Addax 



The single representative of this genus [A. nasomaculatus) is a 

 moderately large antelope, easily recognised by the spirally-twisted horns, 

 the heavy mane covering the neck, throat, and withers, the tuft of hair on 

 the forehead, and the comparative shortness of the tail, which is tufted 

 only at the tip. 



The Addax {Addax nasomaculatus) 



Styled by the Arabs of North Africa Bakr-.il-Wahsh, or " ox of the 

 desert " ; but has probably other local names in its range across the Sahara 

 Desert. 



