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Fig. 59. — Great Bush Antelope. 
Fig. 60. — fcteen-bok tragulua). 
d. Small, straight, or but slightly curved horns, shorter than the head ; peculiar, in most of the species, to the 
male sex, [and placed far backward, behind the eyes : these 
animals have a distinct maxillary gland, and naked muzzle : 
there is generally a tuft of long hair between the horns. The 
crupper is broad and elevated, the body heavy, and general 
form approximating that of the small Musks {Tragulus), 
the Hog Deer, and, we may add, the Agoutis : they are de- 
nominated Bush Antelopes (JPhilantomha^ Ogilby), from their 
natural haunts. 
At their head may be placed the Great Bush Antelope 
(A. silvicuUrix), much larger than the rest, and dark-coloured, 
with a white stripe along the back, becoming very broad on 
the crupper. In its train follow, — A. mergens, pygnuiea, Max- 
wellii, perspieilla, Natalensis, philantomba, Burchellii, 
grimmea, and one or two others ; some of them very dimi- 
nutive : the delicate little A. saltiana appears to rank on the 
extreme confines. The author likewise admits a very peculiar 
species, X\lq Klip-springer (A. oreotragus), distinguished by its stitf brittle hair, of a greenish-yellow colour, and espe- 
cially by the singular structure of its hoofs, which do not expand 
or project forwards, their outline being perpendicular with the 
leg : its name signifies rock-springer. He also places here the 
Woolly Antelope (A. lanata, Desm.).] 
e. Anmdated horns with a simple curve, the point directed 
forward {ReduncUf Smith). [The muzzle still naked. 
To this group belong the A. redunca, scoparia, quadriscopa, 
montana, tragulus, capreolus, eleotragus, isabellina, Lalandiiy 
pedeoiragusy rufescens, madagua, melanotis, &c.] 
/. Horns annulated, straight, or a little curved, and longer 
than the head (Oryxy Smith, in part). 
Tlie Oryx {A. oryxy Pallas).— As large as a Stag, with slender 
horns two or three feet long, straight, pointed, round, the basal 
third obliquely annulated, and smaller in the females. It is found 
northward of the Cape, and in the interior of Africa. The length 
of its hoof, which is greater than in the other species, enables it to climb rocks, and it prefers mountain 
districts. 
The Algazel (A. gazellay Lin. ; [A. bezoasticay H. Smith]. — Inhabits North Africa, from Nubia to Senegal. It is 
often sculptured on the monumei^ts of Egypt and Nubia; 
and M. Lichtenstein thinks that it is the true Oryx of the 
ancients. [The A. leucoryxy which is distinct, and A. beisa, 
require to be here added. Perhaps also the Anoa depressi- 
rostris, Auct.] 
g. Horns annulated, with a simple curve, the points di- 
rected backward. 
The Blue Antelope (A. leucophcea, Gm.). — A little larger 
than the Stag, of a bluish ash-colour ; large horns in both 
sexes, uniformly curved, with more than twenty rings. 
The Equine Antelope {A. equinuy Geof.).— As large as a 
Horse, and reddish-grey, with the head brown, a white spot 
before each eye ; a mane on the neck, large horns, &c. [A 
nearly allied species, of equal size {A. nigra), has lately been , 
discovered in South Africa, the males of which are almost ^ 
wholly black. We may here mention also the A. ellip- % 
siprymnus, which is larger than a Stag, with a conspicuous ; 
white ring on the buttocks, and rather long coarse hair ; which ; 
latter character is enhanced in A. koba and A. sing-sing^ 
Tlie Cambing-outan, or Antelope of Sumatra (A. swma- 
ttensisy Shaw).— Size of a large Goat ; black, with white hair on the neck and throat ; the horns small and pointed, i 
[The ailinity of this species with the preceding is not obvious ; it is more nearly allied to A. thar and A. ghorral.l 
h. Horns encircled with a spiral ring. 
The Impoof (A. areas, Pall.). — Klk of the Cape colonists. As large as the largest Horse, with stout, conical, and * 
straight horns, surrounded by a spiral ridge ; greyish hair, with a small mane along the spine ; a kind of dewlap s 
under the neck ; and tail terminated by a tuft. It lives in herds on the mountains, to the north of the Cape of : 
Good Hope. [Allied to it is the A. canna, from the same locality, which is smaller and more slender.] , 
The Coudou {A. strepsiceros. Pal.)— Size of a Stag, with large horns in the male only, that are smooth with a 
triple curve, and a single longitudinal and slightly spiral ridge : a small beard on the chin, and a mane along the ; 
spine. Tliis animal lives solitarily, to the north of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Fig. 61. — Oryx Antelope. 
