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*' white, as is the inside of the ear, in which the hairs are long, ami 

 " arranged in indistinct ridges. The lachrymatory sinus is long and 

 " parallel with the line of the nose. 



" In its habit it is monogamous, and is always found in pairs, 

 " frequenting the jungles among the undulating hills of the Mulnad. 

 " It is never found in the open country, or among the hills on the 

 " eastern side of the district, neither does it ever penetrate into the 

 " western forests. The droppings are always observed in heaps in 

 " particular spots. It is said to be fond of licking the salt efflor- 

 " escence of the soil, from which habit the incisors of old individuals 

 " are found to be much worn, and sometimes wanting altogether. 



No- 67- Antelope-bezoartica- 



JERDON, No. 228, PAGE 276 ; INDIAN ANTELOPE. 



I think that in Southern India the horns of the males of this 

 antelope seldom exceed 20 inches in length, and that the average 

 is far below that ; perhaps much under 18 inches. The largest 

 of those I have killed were a little above 22, the two next 21 

 and 19, all these were however shot in the Dekhan. The largest 

 I have ever seen, or heard authentic accounts of, were 25 and 24 

 inches, and were shot, the first near Hyderabad in the Dekhan, 

 and the second at Nagpore by the late Lieutenant Ramsbottom, 

 of the 4 th King's Own Regiment, whose description of them with 

 a drawing, appeared in a Bengal Sporting Review, about 1847, 

 under a letter signed H. B. R., in which brother sportsmen were 

 invited to record whether they had seen any longer specimens. 

 H. B. R. asked me to tell him if I could find any authentic proof of 

 his horns being surpassed in length, and although, while he lived, 

 I sought with care for this, I never got it. I can vouch that his 

 drawings and description as given in the Review were correct : any 

 errors in date, place, or even dimensions, are mine ; memory, even 

 that of the unselfish, cheery comrade and thorough sportsman, 

 whether with gun or in the saddle, I have just mentioned, cannot 

 without notes be relied upon. 



I can corroborate Mr. Elliot's statements as to antelope, showing 

 ingenuity in avoiding danger and concealing their fawns, page 277 



