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WILD BEASTS AND THEIR WAYS 
CHAP. 
four together. It is seldom met with in open plains, 
but it is an inhabitant of the bush, and will lie 
tolerably close, starting up with a frantic rush when 
suddenly disturbed. A fine buck will weigh about 
90 lbs. The male is dark-brown, ornamented with 
snow-white stripes, six or seven of which descend 
from the back upon either flank and the hind¬ 
quarters ; a few white marks are upon the shoulders, 
and white spots upon the thighs ; a long white line 
from the shoulder extends in a continuation below 
the transverse marks upon the flanks, and terminates 
near the junction of the hind leg. This resembles 
a white trace, hence the name “ harnessed 
antelope.” 
There are many varieties of small antelopes 
which are hardly worth enumeration. These are 
scattered throughout an immense area north of the 
equator, and are never to be found in the same 
locality. The oryx ( leucoryx ) or the leptoceros 
of Heuglin is known by the Arabs as the bagger 
el wahash (cow of the wilderness). This fine 
antelope is confined to certain districts in the Taka 
country, also in Kordofan, but I have never met 
with it. The late Professor Heuglin was a pains¬ 
taking naturalist, whom I had the pleasure of 
knowing when staying in Khartoum, and we 
compared notes of all the animals with which we 
were mutually acquainted. He arranged the 
following list, which embraces all that I know 
practically, and many others which I have not 
seen. 
