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5. Blaauwbok bull shot near Tiger Hoek by Le Vaillant's 

 Hottentot attendant in December, 1781. The French naturalist 

 was fully aware of the value of his specimen, and took a drawing 

 of it on the spot. The skin was carefully preserved. 



6. Another specimen (a bull) seen by Le Vaillant during his 

 stay in South Africa, 1781-85 ('Travels in Africa,' cf. vol. i. 

 p. 133). 



7. A Blaauwbok bull presented to the Governor subsequently 

 to 1782, during Le Vaillant's stay at Cape Town. 



8. A Blaauwbok bull had been preserved at Amsterdam for 

 fifteen years in good condition before Le Vaillant saw it. He 

 tells us that all the specimens he saw were much the same, thus 

 unconsciously strengthening the claim of H. leucophcea to rank as 

 a distinct species. 



9. A specimen shot in 1799, and preserved at Berlin. De- 

 scribed by Lichtenstein in 1814. I do not know if this specimen 

 is still in existence. 



10. 11. " Some " shot in 1800, and sent to Leyden in skin 

 (Lichtenstein). The last of their race. 



12. Blaauwbok cow preserved at Vienna. Still in existence. 



13. Blaauwbok still preserved at Stockholm. Mentioned by 

 Sundevall, who, in his letter to Dr. Gray, pointed out the dis- 

 tinction between H. leucophcsa and H. equina. Gray, however, 

 united the two species. 



14. Blaauwbok preserved at Upsala. Still extant. 



15. Blaauwbok bull preserved at Paris. This was for many 

 years supposed to be the only specimen of the animal in exist- 

 ence. Harris states that this example was unique, and that it 

 was supposed to have come from the collection of the Stadtholder 

 of Holland. Several zoologists of great eminence have declared 

 it to be an immature Boan. Still in existence. 



16. Finally, I may mention the very handsome Blaauwbok 

 preserved at Leyden, which, by the kindness of the Museum 

 authorities, I have examined, photographed, and measured. I 

 do not know any particulars of date or history regarding this 

 specimen. 



This very fine specimen probably carries the record horns. 

 Measurements of horns : length (along curve), 24| in. ; max. 

 circumference, 6f- in.; max, divergence, 8|-in.; min, divergence. 



