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but is not met with in the Ghauts. The suborbital sinuses are ca- 

 pable of great dilatation, and the animal applies them to objects as 

 if for the purpose of smelling. 



Ant. Bennettii, Sykes. Ant. cornuhus nigris, li/ratis, apicibus 

 Icevibus levitcr introrsum antroisumquc versis, ad basin ultra me- 

 dium annnlntis [a7i?iulis 8-9) ; rii/escenti-bntnneus, infra albus, 

 Jascia lalcrali hand conspicnd ; Jascia media strigaque ab angulo 

 oculiad oris angulum exteusa nigris ; canda nigra. 



Kalscepcc or Black Tail of the Mahratlas. Goat Antelope of Eu- 

 ropeans. 



This Antelope is found on the rockj' hills of Dukhun, rarely 

 exceeding three or four in a group, and very frequently soli- 

 tary. It belongs to the same section as the Ant. Dorcas. Horns 

 erect, slightly diverging from each other, bending slightly back- 

 wards at first, subsequently with their points bending forward: 

 ringed For I- of their length. The whole upper surface and out- 

 side of the limbs rufous or red brown. Under surface and inside of 

 the limbs white. Tail black. A black patch on the nose. A black 

 narrow streak from the anterior corner of each eye towards the angle 

 of the mouth. Suborbital sinuses very small; in dried skins not 

 observable ; nor does the animal dilate them unless very much 

 alarmed. Limbs long and slender; black tufts at the knees. Body 

 light. The female has horns, but they are slender, cylindrical, and 

 without rings. The buttocks present a heart-shaped patch of white. 

 Unlike the Ant. Cervicapra it carries its tail erect when in rapid mo- 

 tion. It stands as high as the Bahmunnee Hum, but has less bulk. 



There is another Antelope found in Dukhun, which Major Sykes 

 has not yet identified, on account of the immature age of his 

 specimen. It is brown above, whited brown below. Horns cylin- 

 drical, pointed, without rings. Its general appearance is that of 

 the Ant. rujescens and Ant. silvicultrix. 



Capra Hiicus, Linn. Bnkee of the Mahrattas. — The goats in 

 Dukhun are gaunt, stand high on their legs, have the sides much 

 compressed, and are covered with long shaggy hair, which in most 

 is black. Ears nearly pendent, hides oclirey yellow or reddish 

 yellow. Tail always carried erect in movement. 



Ovis Aries, Linn. — The variety of Slieep most extensively bred 

 in Dukhun, has short legs, short thickish body, and arched 

 chafFron. The wool is short, crisp and coarse, and is almost univer- 

 sally black. In most individuals there is a white streak or line from 

 the anterior angle of each eye towards the mouth, and a white 

 patch on the crown of the head. 



Ant.picta, Pall. Damalis risea, H.Smith. iZooee of the Mah- 

 rattas. Nylghau of the Persians. — This animal is an inhabitant of 

 the Western Ghauts of Dukhun. 



Bos Taurus, var. Indicus. {Bos hidicus, Linn.) Pohl and Byl of 

 the Mahrattas. — This animal, remarkable for its hump, is when 

 early trained to labour or to carriage nearly destitute of it. Dwarf 

 cattle are not met with in Dukhun. 



Bos Bubalus, Br. Male called Tondgah ; Female, Muhees of the 



Mahrattas. 



