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the same colour is continued down the upper part 

 of the neck : the lower part of the back is marked 

 by a white stripe, from which ])roceed several 

 others, each about an inch broad, down the sides 

 of the animal, three or four of them falUng over 

 the upper part of the thighs : along the top of the 

 neck and back runs a kind of loose mane or ridge 

 of hair of greater length than on other parts, and 

 a much longer one proceeds from tlie throat down 

 the breast : the tail somewhat resembles that of 

 an ass, and is tei'minated by long fk.)cky hairs : 

 the horns are of a slightly compressed form, and 

 are marked in a singular manner by a strongly 

 prominent spiral ridge, running in a very oblique 

 direction from the base to the point : their surface 

 is naturally somewhat roughisli, but those which 

 are generally seen in ^luseums appear to have 

 been rubbed or smoothed, so as to appear with a 

 polished surface : they are nearly four feet long, 

 and are very close at their bases, and about two 

 feet and a half distant at the tips. The female of 

 this species is said by Mr. Pennant to be destitute 

 of horns, but Dr. Pallas affirms that it is horned 

 like the male. The number of white stripes in 

 this animal seems to vary. In that figured in the 

 work of Mr. Schreber there are only four stripes 

 on each side the body ; while in that of Mr. Pen- 

 nant are nine : two white stripes also run on each 

 side the cheek in the former hgure, while in the 

 latter are merely a few interrupted spots, instead of 

 a lower or secondary stripe : indeed Mr. Klockner, 

 in his description of the animal; informs us that he 



