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the Madras Museum. His reply is as follows ; the latter part refers 

 to the horns of both his specimen and mine, sloping from the skull 

 at different angles to each other : 



" I think from the description this must be Elliot's antelope, it 

 is evidently the same animal as mine. The only doubt is, that in 

 my specimen there is not a sign of " spurious horns," though it has 

 the " osseous bumps," which are so conspicuous in yours, but cer- 

 tainly are not to be " easily detached," as stated in Elliot's descrip- 

 tion. In all other respects the measurements and descriptions 

 correspond exactly ; though it is strange Elliot did not note the 

 peculiar white lower jaw which is so marked in my specimen : this 

 and the entire absence of " spurious horns," may fix it as a different 

 animal or rather variety of the same animal. 



Here are my measurements taken when the animal was fresh 

 killed, you will see how close they are to Elliot's. 



Height at shoulder 25 Inches. 



Do. at rump 27 



Length of leg 1 foot 5 



Chest to rump 2 feet 2 



Neck 61 



Tail... 9f 



Horns. 3| 



I see your horns are slightly at different angles but not so marked 

 as mine, than which they are quarter of an inch longer. 



Captain Mitchell kindly gave me the following extracts describ- 

 ing both the four-horned and Elliot's antelopes. 



" I have yours of the 25th, I shall write first Hardwickes des- 

 " cription of " Antelope Chickara." 



" 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 

 " inhabits the forests and hilly tracts along the western provinces 

 " of Bengal, Behar, and Orissa, and is known by the name of 

 " Chikara. 



" It is an extremely wild and agile creature, and only to be tamed 

 ki when taken young. In size this species is something less than 



