520 Major-General Hardwicke's Descriptions 



Of these animals, a male and female were presented by the 

 Court of Kathmandre to the Resident, the Honourable Edward 

 Gardner ; and the male is living in the collection of animals in 

 the Governor- general's menagerie at Barrackpore. 



Its flesh is, in the estimation of those who have eaten of it, 

 considered delicate venison. .^uji m c,3a>t; 



I find, on conversing with an intelligent native from the Val- 

 ley of Kathmandre, that the name of this animal is pronounced 

 with a single o, and open ; as in over, go-cart, &c. 



It is considered by the natives of Nepaul as the most active 

 of the Antelope species. It is seen in numerous herds, but is 

 rarely taken, excepting by stratagem. If pursued, they dis- 

 perse, and fly to precipices and places to which no dogs can fol- 

 low them. 



The subject from which the drawing and description was 

 taken gave me proof of its agility in a space of about ten feet 

 square, inclosed by stakes of eight or nine feet in height. These 

 the animal attempted to spring over, and at every leap so nearly 

 effected its purpose as to appear to a person looking on in im- 

 minent danger of being staked. 



**** Cornibus quatuor. 



Antilope Chickara. 



A. cornibus quatuor, anterioribus erectis cylindricis brevibus 

 abrupte acuminatis basi subapproximatis, posterioribus sub- 

 elongatis subulatis laevigatis rectis paululum divergentibus. 



Tab. XV. and XVI. 



This species of Antelope seems hitherto to have escaped any 

 particular description of the naturalist ; and this circumstance is 

 the more remarkable, as the animal is not scarce in India. 



It 



