Horns present in both sexes; thickened and expanded at their bases; starting outwards or downwards for their proximal halves, their points abruptly curved upwards.
Range of the Genus. South and East Africa.
This genus, that of the curious and eccentric-looking animals known as Gnus, contains two very different sections, almost worthy of being considered distinct genera. One of these consists of two closely allied forms, the Brindled and White-maned Gnu, and the other of the White-tailed or “Common” Gnu, the most peculiar and specialized of all. Their differences may be summarized as follows:—
| A. Hairs of facial tuft pointing downwards. Horns directed firstoutwards and then upwards. Tail black. | |
| a. Throat-mane black | 1. C. taurinus. |
| b. Throat-mane whitish | 2. C. albojubatus. |
| B. Hairs of facial tuft pointing upwards. Horns directed first downwards,and then recurved upwards. Tail white | 3. C. gnu. |
THE BOOK OF ANTELOPES, PL. XI.
Wolf del. Smit lith.
Hanhart imp.
The Brindled Gnu.
CONNOCHÆTES TAURINUS.