MAMMALIA. PECORA. Antelope. 319 



Inhabits near the Cape of Good Hope. — This fpecies dwells chiefly in the woods, and lives toge- 

 ther in pairs; it is about three feet high; the upper parts of the body are brown, with a whitifh fore- 

 head, two white fpots on each cheek, a large white fpot under the throat, and another at the bottom 

 of the neck ; the breaft. and hinder part of the belly are white, and there are feveral white fpots on 

 the-thighs and flanks ; the tail is exceedingly fhort, and a fhort mane runs along the neck and ridge 

 of the back ; the whole fur is longilh and coarfe ; the horns are from ten to thirteen inches long, 

 and of a black colour, they have feveral longitudinal ribs which wind once around their whole length, 

 giving them an angular appearance, and they have a gentle fpiral twill, the ends are very fharp, and 

 recede from each other ; the female has no horns. 



28. Condoma. — 26. Antilope Sirepficeros. 21. 



Has long, compreffed, wrinkled, tapering, fharp pointed fpiral horns, having 3 ridge 

 on one fide which follows the wreaths ; the body has a white line along the back, 

 and feveral white ftripes acrofs from that down the fides towards the belly and thighs. 

 Pall. fpic. zool. i. 17. xii. 19. 67. Mifc. zool. 9. Schreber, v. t. cclxvii. 



Cervus capenfis, or Cape Deer. Collin, aft. ac. theod. palat. i. 487. — Bos ftrepficeros. Aldr. 

 bif. 368. f. p. 369. — Animal anonymum. Houttuyn, Syft. nat. ed. belg. iii. t. 26. f. 1. 2. — Strep- 

 ficeros. Caii, opufc. 56. Gefn. quad. 295. 323-. ic. 31. Jonft. quad. 54. t. 24. — Condoma. Sm. 

 Buff. vii. 8. D -. Fr. ed. xii. 301. t. 39. f. 1. 2. and xv. 142. — Striped Antilope. Penn. luff, of 

 quad. n. 30. Forfter, voy. i. 84. — Africanifcher Kutu. Knor. del. ii. t. K. 5. f. 1. 4. K. 1 1. — Wild 

 goat ? Kolben, Cape. ii. 11 5. t. <S. ? Journ. hift. 42. and fig. Lev. muf. Brit. muf. Afhm. muf. 



Inhabits the country near the Cape of Good Hope. — This fpecies is near nine feet long from the 

 nofe to the rump, and four feet high at the fhoulders ; the body is long, flender, and of a reddifli 

 grey colour ; the face is brown, having a white line from the corner of each eye, running forwards 

 and uniting above the nofe; in general the tranfverfe ftripes, mentioned in the character, are feven in 

 number, four of which point toward the thighs, and three to the belly, but their number varies ; 

 there is a fhort mane on the neck, and fome long hairs hang down from the throat to the breaft ; 

 the breaft and belly Sre grey ; the tail, which is two feet long, is brown above, white on the "un- 

 der part, and black at the end. The horns are cf a dufky colour, and naturally wrinkled, though 

 fuch as are brought to Europe are generally highly polifhed ; they are near four feet long, are very 

 clofe at the bales, above two feet and a half diftant at the points, and have two fpiral fcvew-like turns. 

 The female has no horns. It is faid to leap with furprifing activity to a vaft height. 



29. Lidmee. — 27. Antilope Cer-vicapra. 22. 



Has long, round, prominently annulated, tapering, and fpirally twitted horns, which 

 are fmooth and marp at the points. Pallas, mile. zool. 9. Spic. zool. i. 18. 19. t. 1. 2. xii. 

 19. 11. 22. Schreber, v. t. eclxviii. 



Antilope, having annulated fpiral horns, the body being of a brown colour above and white oil 

 the under parts. Erxl. mam. 283. n. 14. — Lidmee, or Indian Antelope. Sm. Buff. vi. 412. 413. 

 D°. Fr. ed. xii. 215. 217. t. 35. 36. f. 1. 2. — Common Antilope, and 'Browir Antilope. Penn. 

 hift. of quad. n. 31. and n. 31. a. pi. viii.— Gazella africana, f. Antilope. t^harlet. exerc. 67. Raj. 



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