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Show 1896.] ANTELOPES OF EASTERN ALGERIA. 811 "Begra el Ouash" within a few days of Douz; possibly this was the Bubal, though 1 was assured that he had got the Addax. ,M. Cornex (a Swiss) had adopted the religion and dress of the Arabs, and had therefore facilities of reaching places and avoiding dangers that were quite exceptional. In 1894 the Touaregs raided as far north as the southern shores-if they can be called shores-of the Chott Djereed. In 1895 we crossed tbe western end of this Chott, and, so as far as we could judge or learn, the Chott was without water in any part; it had been an exceptionally dry year, and the country between the mountains and the Djereed we found absolutely devoid of inhabitants. Fig. 1. Horns of " Addax ": front view. At El Oued there was in the fort a tame Addax familiarly called " Begra," and this was the only living specimen we saw during our journey. It was not a very good example, but had rather a fine pair of horns. It had bean presented by some Chambas to the Commandant. |