^W Iêêêê^
B O S E L A P H U S O R E A . S . (Male.)
( Mammalia_Elate 4:0.)
M ammalia.— P la t e s XL. a n d XLI.
B. supra rufo-flavus purpureo-tinctus, infrA flavo-albus rufo-tinctus; fronte pilis longis, rigidis, flavo-
brunneis, tectsl; facie ante oculos brunneo-rubris; mento albo; cauda penicillata; cornubus fortibus
ad basin in spiram convolutis; oculis castaneis.
Longitudo e capitis vertice ad basin caudee 8 ped. 11 u n c .; caudee 2 ped. 6 unc.
Antilope Oreas, Auct.
E land of the Cape Colonists.
M a l e . P la t e XL.
C o l o u r .—-The sides of the neck, the hack, the sides of the body superiorly,
and the outer surface of the extremities towards the body rusty sienna-
yellow, with a pink or purplish shade shining through i t ; the sides of the
neck thinly pencilled with reddish brown hairs ; the lower parts of the sides
and the belly pale cream-yellow; sides of head and lower portions of
extremities bluish white, strongly tinged with cream-yellow. Forehead clear
yellowish brown, all the hairs toward their root brownish red; the middle of the
face below a line uniting the eyes brownish red, and fading laterally towards
the sides of the head, the centre of the face is darkest, being blackish brown ;
portion of face and sides of head near to muzzle rusty white, pencilled with
brownish red; muzzle black; mane thin brownish yellow, shaded with
brownish red, and from the spot where it terminates, behind the shoulders, a
narrow reddish brown stripe extends along the course of the back bone as far
as the base of the tail. Hoofs brownish black, and each edged superiorly
with a ring of brownish red hair, the hair of the fetlock is also of the
same colour. Eyes chesnut brown ; eyelashes brownish red. Tail towards
base the same colour as the back, the tuft at its base rusty yellowish brown,
elsewhere brownish red. Mane of dewlap yellowish brown, pencilled with
brownish red.