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Show 1896.] DRAWINGS IN THE KNOWSLEY LIBRARY. 983 from the Jardin des Plantes a Paris in exchange, but lived a very short time." [This is Anoa depresslcornls, apparently adult male.] 2. " Figured from the living animals at Knowsley, Oct. 1847, by B. Waterhouse Hawkins, d1 and § ." [This is the Bontebok, Bamallscus pygargus, 6 2 • These are the originals of the two right-hand figures in the ' Gleanings,' plate xxii.] 3. " Gazella albifrons or female Blesbok. Figured from the living animal at Knowsley, Sept. 25, 1847, by B. W . Hawkins." [This is the original of the left-hand figure in the ' Gleanings,' plate xxii.] 4. " A. corrigum, 2 arid young (taken by M r. Whitfield himself from the adjoining mother's womb), and A. buballs, adult male." [The left-hand figure is the Korrigum, Bamallscus Icorrigum; the right-hand is either Bubalis buselaphus or possibly B. major, as it shows blackish feet and whitish marks round the eyes.] 5. " Toung and adult female Dacris, so called by Whitfield, but the last doubtful, supposed to be Ant. equina." " I have compared this with the Cape specimen of A. equina, measured the ears, and can see no difference. I think it would be well to engrave this for the ' Gleanings.'-J. E. Gray." [These are the young and adult female of the Equine Antelope, Hippotragus equinus, or of its representative species in West Africa.] 6. " Drawn from sketches made from the living animal on board the ' African,' Sept. 11th, 1848, by B. Waterhouse Hawkins." [Two figures, side and front views of the head, apparently of the same young male Hippotragus that was figured in the last plate.] 7. " Young female Dacris. From sketches made from the living animal, Sept. 11th and 12th, 1848, by B. Waterhouse Hawkins." [Two whole figures, apparently of the same animal as that represented in the last plate.] 8. " B. Waterhouse Hawkins at Knowsley, July 8th, 1843. Whitfield says the hair on the hip is slightly curled." [Male, female, and young Kob, Cobus kobi] 9. " A. buballs, jun." [Apparently Buballs buselaphus, jr.] 10. " Drawn from the living animals at Knowsley by B. Water-house Hawkins, Dec. 30, 1843." [Male and female Eland, Oreas canna, apparently originals of plate xxvi. of the ' Gleanings.'] 11. "Drawn from the living animals at Knowsley, April 3rd, 1845, by B. Waterhouse Hawkins." [Three figures, apparently female, young, and half-grown male of Eland, Oreas canna, original of plate xxvii. of ' Gleanings.'] |