GOINEA ANTELOPE. 
hairs, but they are thinly dispersed. On both 
Sides, between the eyes and nose, we see those 
remarkable cavities by which this animal is 
easily distinguished. These parts are naked, 
and black. ■ In the middle, a cavity or depres- 
sion appears, which is somewhat callous, and 
always moist. A small quantity of a viscid 
gummy humour distils from it ; which soon 
hardens, and becomes black. The animal 
seems, occasionally, to throw ofF this excre- 
mentitious matter ; for we find it hard and 
black on the stakes of his lodge, as if it had 
been wiped ofF. With regard to the odour, 
mentioned by Dr, Grimm, and his followers, 
I could never discover it. The under part of 
the neck, which is moderately long, is covered 
with pretty coarse hair, of a ye'iiowish grey 
colour, like that of the head. But the throat, 
and upper part of the neck, are white. The 
hair on the body is black and stiff, though it 
be soft to the touch : tiiat on the anterior parts 
is of a fine bright grey colour; farther back, 
it is a bright brown ; toward the belly, it is 
grey; and, lower dowa, it is pcrfedlly white. 
The legs are extremely slender, and blackish 
near the hoofs. The anterior parts of the 
fore- 
