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being marked by two longitudinal bands of white, 

 crossed, at nearly equal distances, by two trans- 

 verse ones : the rump is also marked on each side 

 by two white descending stripes ; and the thighs 

 are variegated with seven or eight roundish white 

 spots ; the cheeks have a white spot or patch be- 

 neath the eye, and the under part of the throat is 

 of the same colour : the tail measures ten inches, 

 and is covered with long and rough hair: the 

 horns point backwards, and are nine inches long, 

 of a black colour, and marked by two spiral rib^ 

 or wreaths. This elegant species is a native of 

 Senegal, living in woods, in large herds. It is said 

 to be known by the Dutch at the Cape under the 

 name of Bonte Bock, or Spotted Goat. It seems 

 to have been first mentioned by Kolben, in his 

 account of the Cape of Good Hope; but was first 

 distinctly described, as well as elegantly figured 

 in the Count de BufFon's History of Quadrupeds, 

 under the title of Guib. The description was 

 drawn up from a skin, brought over in good pre- 

 servation by Mons. Adanson from Senegal, and 

 which measured about four feet and a half from 

 nose to tail, and about tvv^o from the hind feet to 

 the top of the back. Tlie hair was very short, 

 glossy, and close set. 



