BOSBOC&; 
sent by captain Gordon. Mr. Allamand informs 
us that its size is that of a roe buck, and its co- 
lour a very elegant pale grey, with the throat, 
belly, hips, and insides of the limbs, white, but 
without any dusky line of separation along the 
sides of the body, as in many other antelopes. 
The horns are black, glossy, slightly annulated 
for about half their length, and are about one 
foot three inches long, bent slightly forwards, 
and sharp-pointed : the ears are very long, and 
near the base of each is a bare spot ; the tail is 
eleven inches long, flat, and covered with long 
white hairs ; the eyes are black and beautiful, 
with sinuses beneath. Mr. Allamand adds, that 
he received another specimen, which resembled 
the former entirely as to the horns, but differed 
in colour, being of a reddish tawny. The female 
ritbock resembles the male in colour, but has 
no horns, and is rather smaller. Mr. Allamand 
farther informs us, that this animal is called by 
the "Hottentots a, ei, a, each syllable being pro- 
nounced with a kind of clacking of the tongue, 
not easily described or imitated by an European. 
The ritbocks are chiefly found about a hundred 
leagues to the north of the Cape of Good Hope, 
in woods, and among reeds and sedges in watery 
places. They go in small herds, and sometimes 
only in pairs. 
Bosboce. 
In its general form this seems most allied to 
the harnessed antelope, but is said to be rather 
smaller. Like that species, itTnhabits woods, and 
is found at a great distance above the Cape of 
Good Hope. Its colour is a dark brown above, 
and white beneath ; tlie head and neck having 
somewhat of a rufous cast, and the thighs are 
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