CATOBLEPAS TAURINA. 
lobust and clumsy; of the posterior parts and limbs, delicate and elegant. 
The head is shaped somewhat like that of an ox ; the face is moderately 
wide, and with a distinct lateral bulge on each side, a short way behind the 
nostrils ; facial line slightly arched ; sides of the head flat ; eyes rather 
laige ; eyelashes strong and rigid, as are also the tufts of bristles which are 
over the eyebrows ; the hairs of the beard are also strong and rigid : about 
two inches below the anterior corner of each eye there is a circular bare spot, 
about an inch in diameter, through pores in which a tenaceous glary fluid 
exudes. Nostrils wide, and superiorly furnished with a sort of valve, lined 
internally with short hair, and which at the will of the animal can be so 
depressed as to shut completely the openings of the nostrils ; this valve is 
bare externally, and is the only part of the nose which is denuded of hair. 
Ears ovate, elongated, narrow, and pointed, and the upper or anterior edge 
of each is fringed with long hair. The horns are placed above, and con- 
siderably behind the plane of the eyes, and at their origin, which is on the 
summit ol the forehead, they are close together. From their origin they 
descend downwards and outwards, then with a curve upwards and backwards ; 
towards the base they are flattened or compressed, towards apex cylindrical, 
and their surface generally is rough and irregular. The neck superiorly and 
interiorly is fringed with long, closely set, rigid hair ; above the fringe or mane 
commences at the hindhead, and ends on the back a little behind the hunch; 
on the throat it commences under the angle of the lower jaw, and ends a little 
in front ot the breast. Shoulders very 7 deep, and surmounted by a moderately 
high pointed hunch. Body rounded, and shaped like that of a horse ; limbs 
delicately formed, and like those of an antelope. Tail long, reaching to 
about midway between the houghs and pastern joints, its tip furnished with a 
brush about twelve inches in length ; the hair elsewhere short, that on the 
sides rather longest. Hoofs rather broad, large for the limbs, and anteriorly 
where they come in contact at their base, there is a tuft of long hair ; false 
hoofs long, convex externally, concave internally, and fringed at base with 
long hairs. The skin of the knee joints in front generally bare, callous, and 
rough. 
DIMENSIONS. 
Feet. Inches. 
Length from the nose to the base of 
the tail 7 4 
of the tail 1 9 
of the horns ] 91 
Distance apart at base 0 ~l\ 
at apex 1 e± 
Feet. Inches. 
Height at the shoulder 4 0 
at the crupper 3 10 
Distance between the eye and nose 1 Of 
Length of the ears 0 7 
