NATURAL HISTORY. 



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epithet ox-eyed (/3oco7r^) to the more majestic goddesses, such 

 as Juno and Minerva. It is easily tamed when young, and is 

 frequently seen domesticated in the courtyards of houses in 

 Syria. Its swiftness is so great that even a greyhound cannot 

 overtake it, and the hunters are forced to make use of hawks, 

 which are trained to strike at the head of the gazelle, and 

 thus confuse it, and retard its speed, so as to permit the dogs 

 to come up. In several parts of Syria, the gazelle is taken 

 by driving a herd into a large enclosure surrounded by a deep 

 ditch. A few gaps are made, through which the terrified 

 animals leap, and fall into the ditch, when they are easily 

 taken. The height of the gazelle is about one foot nine 

 inches ; its colour a dark yellowish brown, fading into white 

 on the under parts. 



RurrcAi'KA. (Lat, I2ock-r/oat.) 



Tragus (Gr. Tpdyo?, a He-goat), the Chamois. 



The CHAMOIS is found only in mountainous regions, espe- 

 cially the Alpine chains of Europe and Western Asia. It 

 lives on the loftiest ridges, displaying wonderful activity, and 

 leaping with certainty and security on places where the eye 

 cm hardly discern room for its feet. The Chamois hunters 



