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THE ADD AX. 
the crown and below the throat, are larger and darker, 
approaching to chestnut; the tip of the tail the same 
colour, and the black hoofs are all the other contrast 
to the prevailing tint of white. The horns are above 
two feet in length, black, spirally twisted, and ringed 
on the forward aspect. The height of this animal 
at the shoulder is fully three feet. At some seasons 
the colour of the animal is a dull grey, as represented 
in the reclining animal. 
The only other animal probably belonging to the 
Oryxes, is the 0. kemas of Smith, of which scarcely 
any thing is known except the horns, which are figured 
by the Major. The hair is said to be long and 
ample, a variation fi-om all the others which are natives 
of the Tropics, and it is supposed that it is an inhabi- 
tant of Alpine India, and that it might be the uni- 
corn of the ancient Persians. 
Our next group is ot very beautiful form, and one 
often alluded to by the Eastern poets, as representing 
a light and airy carriage, and an expression of mild- 
ness and beauty. The Gazelles have the horns com- 
mon to both sexes. They are often of a lyrate form, 
and either annulated or striated, and the bony core is 
solid. They have a small lachrymal sinus, often tufts 
