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being as closely shorn as the upper surface. Upon the neck, especially 

 the superior surface of it,^ — and upon the top of the shoulders, the hair 

 is considerably elongated, and has, when the animal is in fine con- 

 dition, a length of seven or eight inches. The rest of the coat is only 

 of moderate length ; and is fidl, fine, loosely applied to the body, straight, 

 and mixed with a small portion of very fine wool at its base. 



The long hair of the neck and shoulders is wavy, straight, and part- 

 ed on the ridge, or apex of the body. The general colour is slaty gray, 

 mixed with rusty on the flanks : forehead, and top of neck and back, 

 red brown or dusky brown : fronts of the limbs, below the hocks and 

 knees, the same : a line from the eye to the gape, and a lateral patch on 

 the lower lip, the same: tips of tail and ears, black: base of tail, but- 

 tocks behind, and round the eyes, clear rusty : inferior surface of the 

 head, impure yellowish: neck below, and centre of the belly, and insides 

 of limbs, the same ; but smeared with slaty : irides, brown red : muzzle, 

 hoofs and horns, dusky black. 



As it is by the horns chiefly that we are enabled to separate the 

 species of this genus, I shall add a few more Avords upon them to the 

 careful enumeration of diagnostics in the specific character. The JhcLraVs 

 horns ascend very little above the crown of the forehead, being directed 

 backwards with a strong convex curve which accurately describes a small 

 segment of a circle ; in as much as there is no peculiar twist towards the 

 extremities of the horns. At the base they are in contact ; and the sepa- 

 ration of the tips is rather created by gradual attenuation than by diver- 

 gency. Directly a&oi'C, the horns present a sharp edge; which, towards 

 their bases, is strongly carinated ; but plain, forwards; and below, a broad 

 surface, forming the tliird side of tiic triangle, the other two sides of 

 which are the lalmd surfaces of the horns. 



