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BLACKBUCK 
Skull and Elorns of Blackbuck. From Mr. A. O. Hume’s specimen. 
The BLACKBUCK or INDIAN ANTELOPE (Antilope cervicapra). 
Although in former days nearly all the then known species of 
antelopes were included in the genus Azzz/ofe, the extent of the latter 
has been gradually whittled down until it now comprises the Indian 
blackbuck alone. In addition to being the sole representative of the 
genus, this species is also the type of a sub-family or group of antelopes, 
embracing the springbuck, gazelles, dibatag, and gerenuk. These are 
small or medium-sized antelopes, with hairy muzzles, generally short 
tails, and tall, narrow-crowned cheek-teeth, like those of sheep. In 
