Mr. C. II. Smith's Observations on some Animals, §c. 29 



In the general aspect this animal resembles the chamois, 

 though considerably larger in all its dimensions : the nose is 

 small, and the nostrils are formed like those of a sheep ; the 

 forehead broad, with the edges of the orbits of the eyes strong 

 and prominent ; above and somewhat within the posterior part 

 of the orbits are placed the horns, which in form and character 

 differ from every known animal of the ruminating order ; they 

 are about five inches in circumference at the base, laterally com- 

 pressed, nearly flat on the inside and roundish on the outside ; 

 obscurely wrinkled and striated, and marked, principally on the 

 inside, with small horny pearls resembling those on the horns 

 of the stag. From the base they carry the same thickness up- 

 wards about seven inches, where the anterior part terminates in 

 a compressed and striated snag, pointing forwards and upwards, 

 and forming a fork with the posterior part, which becomes sud- 

 denly round and taper, and curves backwards and inwards, end- 

 ing in an obtuse point : their position on the head is nearly two 

 inches asunder, hanging slightly forwards and outwards over the 

 eyes ; the colour brown-black ; the horny substance is thin at 

 the base and a little translucent, and the hollow within sufficient 

 to fit the two forefingers of a man's hand. The teeth, as far as 

 they were visible, appeared similar to those of other antelopes 

 of equal size. No lachrymary sinus was distinguishable, nor 

 could I detect the existence of similar cavities behind the horns, 

 as are observed in the chamois. The ears are about six inches 

 long, narrow, pointed, fawn-coloured, and lined inside with 

 long white hairs. The forehead, nose, temples, neck, back 

 and hams are of a foxy dun-colour, with the sides paler : the 

 lips, chin, throat, a spot below the ears, one under the throat, 

 breast and belly yellowish-white : the croup, and the long hairs 

 which form a tuft on the stump of the tail, clear white. All 

 the legs are bright ochre-colour, slender, yet firm. The pasterns 



remarkably 



