of two Species of Antelope from India. 521 
It inhabits the forests and hilly tracts along the western pro- 
vinces of Bengal, Behar, and Orissa, and is known by the 
name of Chikara. 
it is an extremely wild and agile creature, and only to be tamed 
when taken young. 
In size this species is something less than the Harnessed Ante- 
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lope (A. Scripta) ; it is in height, from the foot to the top of 
the shoulder, 20+ inches; and in length, from the nose to 
the root of the tail, 33 inches, or 2 feet 9 inches; and the 
tail is 54 inches more. 
superior or common horns are black, subulate, rounded, 
without annulations, smooth, and erect, slightly inclined 
forward, and a little diverging ; their length 3 inches ; space 
between them, at the base, 1 inch -&ths, and at their tips ; 
2 inches ths. The greatest ihickhes at the base is 2 
inches in circumference, and gradually tapering to a point 
of th of an inch diameter. In front of the common horns 
(1 inch 45ths) in the middle of the forehead, and between 
the EN rises a very short pair of spurious horns, erect, 
stumpy, smooth, cylindrical, 2ths of an inch in length, 11 
inch in circumference at the base, and suddenly tapering to 
a point; they are apart at the base 3ths of an inch, and at 
their tips 1 inch -ths. 
Head in length 71 inches, and its greatest circumference across 
the cheeks and behind the spurious horns 13 inches. Ears 
mostly erect, ovate; the greatest breadth about 2} inches, 
and length 42 inches. Nose naked and black, the margin 
of the lips black: Eyes large, with strong bristly black 
eyelashes. Limbs delicately made, the shanks of the fore 
legs being 21 inches in circumference, and those of the 
hind 3 inches; the proper and spurious hoofs are black ; 
the greatest circumference of the body 29 inches. 
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