Species 8.—Antilope cervicapra.
- Antilope cervicapra. Pall.
- Capra cervicapra. Linn. I. 96.
- Antilope. Buff. xii. pl. 35 and 36.
- Common Antelope. Penn. Quad. I. 89.
We have only the horns of this animal. Its African name is El Buger Abiad, or the White Cow.
| Genus. | Bos. | Linn. |
Species 9.—Bos taurus.
- Bos taurus. Linn. t. I. 98.
Major Denham brought home a pair of horns of enormous size, belonging evidently, from their form, texture, and mode of insertion, to a variety of the common Ox, of which he states that two kinds exist in central Africa, one with a hump before, and very small horns; the other altogether of a larger size, also with a hump, and immense horns.
The circumference of one of the horns before us, at the largest part near the base, is twenty-three inches and a quarter; its length, following the line of curvature, three feet, six inches and a half. It has two curves; and weighs six pounds and seven ounces. Internally it is extremely cellular, or rather cavernous.
Species 10.—Bos bubalis.
- Bos bubalis. Linn. I. 99.
- Le Buffle. Buff. xi. pl. 25.
- Buffalo. Penn. Quad. I. 28.