34S BOSBOCK. 



Ritbock resembles the male in colour, but has 

 no horns, and is rather smaller. Mr. Allamand 

 farther inform.s us, that this animal is called by 

 the Hottentots ^z, ei, 4 each syllable being pro- 

 nounced with a kind of clacking of the tongue, 

 not easily described or imitated by an European. 



The Ritbocks are chiefly found about a hundred 

 Heagues to the north of the Cape of Good Hope, 

 iti woods, and among reeds and sedges in watery 

 places. They go in small herds, and sometimes 

 only in pairs. 



BOSBOCK. 



Antilope Sylvatica. A- cornibus siibspiralibus annulatis carinatk, 

 apice Icevibus acutis, corpore supra fusco, postice albo 77mculato, 

 infra potissimum albo. Lin. Syst. Nat. Gmd. p. 192. Sparrm, - 

 Act. Stockk, 1780. n. 7. t. 7. Schreh. Saeugtk. t, 257. B. 



Brown Antelope, white beneath^ the hind part of the body spot- 

 ted with white ; the horns subspirally keeled and annulated. 



Bosbock. Allam, Suppl. Buff. ^. p. ^"j, 

 Buff.SuppL 6. p. 1^2. pi. 25. 



Forest Antelope. Pennant Quadr, 1. p. 8(5, 



In its general form this seems most allied to 

 the Harnessed Antelope, but is said to be rather 

 smaller. Like that species, it inhabits Avoods, and 

 is found at a great distance above the Cape of Good 

 Hope, Its colour is a dark brown above, and 

 white beneath ; the head and neck having some- 

 what of a rufous cast, and the thighs are marked 

 with several small round white spots. The horns 

 measure from ten to thirteen inches in length, 



