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d. Small, straij^lit, or but slightly airved liorns, s!iorter than the head ; peculiar, in most of the species, to the 



male sex, [and placed far backward, behind the eyes: the»3 

 aiiiiiials have a distinct maxillary gland, and naked muzzle: 

 there isgi-ncrally a tuft of lonp; hair between the borns. The 

 crui)per is broad and elevated, the body heavy, and general 

 form approximating; that of the small Musks {Tragulus), 

 the Hog Deer, and, we may add, the Agoutis : they are de- 

 nomiuateil Hush Antdopes {Philantomba, 0;^ilby), from their 

 natural haunts. 



At their head may be placed the Great Bush Antelope 

 (A. s'dvicuUrix), much larger than the rest, and dark-coloured. 

 with a white stripe along the back, becoming very broad on 

 the crupper. In its train fuUow, — A. vicrgens, pt/gnueay Ma-x- 

 welUi, perKplcilla, Natalcnsisy philantomba, BurcheUd, 

 grlmmea, and one or two others ; some of them very dimi- 

 nutive: the delicate little ^. 5a//;artfi appears to rank on the 

 extreme confines, llie author likewise admits a very peculiar 



species, the Kl/p-springer (A. orco^ra'/M), distinguished by its stiff brittle hair, of a greenish-yellow colour, and espe- 

 cially by the singular structure of its lioofs, which do not expand 



or project forwards, their outline being perpendicular with the 



leg: its name sig\niics ruck-springer. He also i)laces here the 



Woolly Antelope (A. lanala, Uesm.),] 

 c. Annulated horns with a simple curve, the point directed 



forward {Ucduuca, Smith). [Tlie muzzle still naked. 

 To this group belong the A. redunca, scoparia, quadriscopa, 



mo)ilana, iragnlus, caprcolus, elcoiraguSy isabellina, Lalundii, 



pedeotragns, rii/tsrens, madagua, melanoiis, &c.] 

 /. Horns annulated, straight, or a little curved, and lunger 



than tlie liead {Oryx, Smith, in part). 

 "Ilie Oryx {A. orgx, I'ull.is). — As large as a Stag, with slender 



horns two or three feet long, straight, pointed, round, the basal 



third obliquely annulated, and smaller in the females. It is found 



liorthward of the Cape, and in the interior of Africa. The length 



tit'- ■ 



■eatDu 



k (.-l.tTUgulu,). 



of its hoof, which is greater than in the other species, euubles it to climb rocks, and it prefers mountain 

 districts. 

 The Algazel {A. gazella, Lin. ; [A. hezoastica, H. Smithj.— Inhabits North A/rica, from Nubia to Senegal. It is 



often sculptured on the monuments of Egypt and Nubia; 

 and M. Lichtenstein thinks that it is the true Oryx of the 

 ancients. [The A. lencoryx, whicli is distinct, and A. beisa, 

 require to be here added. Perhaps also the Aiioa di-prcssi- 

 rostris, Auct.] 



g. Horns annulated, with a simple curve, the points di- 

 rected backward. 



The Illue Antelope {A. Icucojdt^a, Gm.).— A bttle larger 

 than the Stag, of a bluish ash-colour; large horns in both 

 sexes, uniformly curved, with more than twenty rings. 



Tlie Equine Antelope {A. equina, Geof.). — As large as a 

 Horse, and reddish-grey, with the head brown, a white spot 

 befure each eye ; a mane on the neck, large horns, &c. [A 

 nearly allied species, of eiiual size [A. nigra), has lately been 

 discovered in South Africa, the males of which are almust 

 ■wholly black. We may here mention also the A, ellip- 

 tnprymnus, which is larger than a Stag, with a conspicuous 

 white ring on the buttocks, and rather long coarse hair ; which 

 latter character is enhanced in A. hvba and A. sing-sing.} 

 Tlie Cambing-outan, or Antelope of Sumatra {A. suma- 

 trensis, Sliaw).— Size of a large Goat; black, with white hair on the neck and throat; the horns small and pointed. 

 ['Hie affinity of this species with the preceding is not obvious : it is more nearly aUied to A. ihar and A. ghorral.] 

 h. Horns encircled with a Sfural ring. 



The Jmpoof {A. oreas, Va\).).~Elk of the Cape colonists. As large as the largest Horse, with stout, conical, and 

 straight horns, surrounded by a spiral ridge; greyish hair, with a small mane along the spine; a kind of dewlap 

 under the neck ; and tail terminated by a tuft. It Uves in herds on the mountains, to the north of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. [Allied to it is the A. canna, from the same locality, which is smaller and more slender.] 



The Coudou (A. atrcpsiccros, Pal.)— Size of a Stag, with large horns in the male only, tl)at are smooth with a 

 triple curve, and a single longitudinal and slightly spiral ridge : a small beard on the chin, and a mane along the 

 fjpine. This animal lives sohtarily, to the north of the Cai)e of Good Hope. 



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