Damatis lbw diverging, sub-cylindrical, lyrate horns ; the nose moderately broad. cervine, with a small bald moist muffle between and below the nostrils; au exposed tear-bag. The female lugs two teats.
70. D. lunalas (Antelope IsnaM, Burehell), the Sassaby, or Bastard Ilarte-Beest, is of a rufous glaucous colour, with the outer aides of the limbs dark. it inhabits the south of Africa, between Lntikoo and the tropic of Capricorn. It Eros in herds of six or ten, in the flat or wooded districts. The flesh in esteemed. When not disturbed it is confiding and carious, but when hunted it becomes vigilant and shy, 71 D. Senrgalensia, the Korrigutn, is of a reddish-gray colour ; the front of the face, from nose to occiput, a small spot behind the eyes, a small streak above the angle of the mouth, streak on outside of limbs above the knees, and tuft of the toil, black. Vila animal is a native of West Africa, on the Gambia River and Macarthy's It Is called Yongn or length by the doliffn, and Tan-ltong by with a similar specimen of D. Pygarya in the same paddock, was darker, with a pale spot between the horns, separated by a dark spot from the white on the fate; the temple was white, with a white spot ; the legs had a brown stripe down the outer side of the front, and the throat and rump brown, the latter without any white spot" 74. U. Zebra, the Darin.. The skins, without head and feet are alone known of this animal. The specific name is commemorative of Mrs. Ogilby, whose Christian name was Doria. In the ' Catalogue of the Zoological Society,' it is called the Gilded Antelope. It is it native of West Africa. The skins are of a bright golden-brown colour, with several black cross-bands, narrowing at the end.
We might hero close our notice of the family of Antelopes, as we have come to the cud of the species in a scientific point of view, But popularly there is another group of Ruminants, which are known under the name of Antelopes, and which were referred to the article ' Antelope,' in the 'Penny Cyclops din' This group is not large, but comprises some very interesting forms of the family of Ruminating Animals. It is called Ntrepsicerer, from the peculiar form of the horns.
Sl repsieerm.
Horns subspiral, inclined backwards; the tear-hag distinct ; the nostrils nearly together in front; the forehead flat ; tho males not bearded on the chin ; the fur white, banded or spotted ; the females have four teats and a small udder. These animal), are distinguished among the Hollow-Horned Bovine Ruminants, by being marked with white stripes and spot& M. Agassiz has observed that the horns of the .ti'lrepsierm and the Sheep are twisted in contrary directions. Mr. Ogilby has observed that the right horn of the .9repsicerm is twisted in the sante direction as the left horn of the Sheep, and rice rem!. There are four genera of this family which may be thus divided : I. Limbs equal. (Natives of Africa.) a. Nose cervine. Neck, with a linear mane.
1. Strepsiceros. Horns spiral, keeled.
2. Oreas. Horns straight, with a spiral keel.
b. Now bovine. Neck, with long hair.
3. Tragelaphus. )toms subtriangmkar, aubapinti.
II. 'Tinder legs short. (Natives of Asia.) 4. Nria.r. Bonn; short, subtriangular.
75. Strepaircros Ktals (A nfilope repaireros, Pallas), the Eeehlongole or Koodoo, is a magnificent animal of South Africa, and one of the largest of Antelopes, measuring upwards of S feet in length, and being 4 feet high at the shoulder. The horns of the male are particularly magnificent; they are nearly 4 feet long, and beautifully twisted into a wide-sweeping spiral of 2i turns, surrounded by a prominent wreath which follows till their windings, end is gradually obliterated towards the points, which are rather blunt and directed outwards. They are thick at the base, and marked for some distance up with irregular wrinkles, but not annulated, dark-brown at the bottom, black in the middle, and the extreme points white. They Elk, Canna, or Bastard Eland, is considerably the largest of all the Antelopes, being the size of a good horse, and measuring 8 feet 2 inches in length, and full 5 feet in height ht the shoulder. The horns of the male are I4 foot in length, very thick and heavy, almost staight till within 3 inches of the tips, where they bend outwards, attenuated at the points, and surrounded throughout the greater part of their length with a thick spiral wreath, which passes twice completely round them, and finishes by becoming indistinct near the points. Those of the females are longer and smaller, and the spiral wreath is, in some specimens at least, scarcely to be seen. The head is long and pointed, the ears are large, the neck thick, compressed on the sides, as in the ox, and furnished underneath with a loose hanging skin or dewlap, fringed along the margin with a border of long hair. There is likewise a large protuberance of the size of a man's fist on the larynx ; and it was probably from thig organ, which is likewise found in the Elk of Europe, that the animal derived the name of Eland, by which it is universally known at the Cape. From the centre of the forehead to the root of the tail runs a short erect mane of dark brown hair, which is reversed on the neck, but directed backwards in the usual manner along the spine of the back. The length of the spinous processes of the interscapular vertebra; produces a considerable and sufficiently remarkable elevation of the shoulders ; but there is no actual hump, as in the Camel or Indian Ox, though at first sight such a formation might he supposed to exist. The tail is upwards of 2 feet long, and terminated by a tuft of long black hair. The colour of the body is uniform reddish-fawn on the upper parts, and white on the under ; the head and neck ashy-gray, but in some indi viduals the latter colour extends over all the upper parts of the body.