lost, and no Blessboks have been exhibited in the Society’s Gardens since 
1880, when a single specimen was received ‘‘on deposit.” In many of 
the continental gardens also Blessboks were formerly to be seen, but of 
late years they have become extremely scarce; although we are informed 
that there are still solitary examples living at Berlin, Antwerp, and 
Amsterdam, and Mr. Reiche kindly tells us that he imported three females 
from the Transvaal this summer. 
In the National Collection at the British Museum the Blessbok, we regret 
to say, is even more imperfectly represented than the Bontebok. Besides a 
mounted female specimen in bad condition there are only a few frontlets 
of this species, so that additional specimens of this beautiful Antelope, 
before it becomes quite extinct, would be specially acceptable. 
The drawing of this Antelope (Plate IX.) and the woodcut now given 
(p. 82) were both prepared under Sir Victor Brooke’s directions. The Plate 
was engraved by Smit from one of Mr. Wolf’s sketches. 
January, 1895. 
