THE COLLARED DAMALIS. 175 
In the Dictionnaire Classique, it is mentioned, that 
on some antique carving, the peculiarity of the 
I'oms which tlie Bubalis exliibits, is ilistinctly marked 
On some ox-like animals represented harnessed to a * 
chariot.; while in others, supposed to be true oxen, 
oo such marking of the horns is visible ; from hence 
*t becomes a question whether or not this animal 
^as not tamed and sometimes used by the ancient 
Egyptians as beasts of draught, for in these represen- 
tations such minute descriptions are often most scru- 
pulously attended to. 
The Gorina is another fine animal belonging to 
tliis group, the Hartbeest of the Cape colonists, but 
Oow, from being much hunted, having become rare 
tvithin the bounds of the colony; according to Pen- 
dant, who confounds this with thedast, they go in great 
herds, a few only being solitary. They gallop with a 
heavy pace, yet go swiftly, and drop on their knees 
to fight the white-footed Antelope or Nil-Ghau.* 
^his is stated on the authority of Sparman, but Ma- 
jor Smith observes that they reside in small flocks of 
tou or twelve, in the interior of Caffraria. 
The Collared damalis, A. salurosa, is another 
®uimal but little known, and supposed to inhabit 
■^ftica, is described in the Berlin Transactions. A. 
^^negalensis, the Koba, is known almost only by 
the skull, and has yet been imperfectly described ; 
Pennant’s Quadrupeds. 
