BOSELAPHUS OREAS.— H. Smith. 
Mammalia. — Plates XL. and XLI. 
B. supra rufo-flavus pnrpureo-tinctus, infra flavo-albus rufo-tinctus ; fronte pilis longis, rigidis, flavo* 
brunneis, tecta ; facie ante oculos brunneo-rubris ; mento albo ; cauda penicillata; cornubus fortibus 
ad basin in spiram convolutis ; oculis castaneis. 
Longitudo e capitis verticc ad basin eaudse 8 ped. 11 unc. ; caudae 2 ped. 6 unc. 
Antilope Oreas, A uct . 
Eland of the Cape Colonists. 
Male. Plate XL. 
Colour. — The sides of the neck, the back, the sides of the body superiorly, 
and the outer surface of the extremities towards the body rusty sienna- 
yellow, with a pink or purplish shade shining through it; the sides of the 
neck thinly pencilled with reddish brown hairs ; the lower parts of the sides 
and the belly pale cream-yellow ; sides of head and lower portions of 
extremities bluish white, strongly tinged with cream-yellow. Forehead clear 
yellowish brown, all the hairs toward their root brownish red ; the middle of the 
face below a line uniting the eyes brownish red, and fading laterally towards 
the sides of the head, the centre of the face is darkest, being blackish brown ; 
portion of face and sides of head near to muzzle rusty white, pencilled with, 
brownish red ; muzzle black ; mane thin brownish yellow, shaded with 
brownish red, and from the spot where it terminates, behind the shoulders, a 
narrow reddish brown stripe extends along the course of the back bone as far 
as the base of the tail. Hoofs brownish black, and each edged superiorly 
with a ring of brownish red hair, the hair of the fetlock is also of the 
same colour. Eyes chesnut brown ; eyelashes brownish red. Tail towards 
base the same colour as the back, the tuft at its base rusty yellowish brown, 
elsewhere brownish red. Mane of dewlap yellowish brown, pencilled with 
brownish red. 
