THE Dl "I Ki:i:.nnK. 





h'-u-ht of twehe Hi -thirteen feet. When leaping. tin- kirk is greatly curv.il. and the creature 

 pi.-s.-nts a \'i> curious aspect. i. \\in- to the sudden exhibition of th long white hairs that 

 cover the !,. up. and an- nearly hidden by u fold of skin when attire is at rest, but 



wliii-h come l>ol.ll\ into view a.s MNIII as the pn tectin- -Uin fold is obliterated by the tension 

 of the muscles tliat s,-r\ e to i>roj>el the animal in it.-* aerial course. 



The -priii:: I -ok is a marvellously timid animal, and will never crom a road if it ran avoid 

 the necessity . When it is fon-ed to do so, it often compromise* the difficulty by leaping over 



the -pot ulii.-h has 1----M l.iint.-.l 1<\ the ! of 111. m. II,.- color of ill.- Spiilu In.l. . . i ;. 



p|e;isinir. tlie Around tinting lieing a warm cinnamon-brown ujton the uj>i>er surface of the 

 body, and pure white upon the abdomen, the 



t\\, i coli MS l--i!i_- separate.) from .-;i- ii . ' !|.-l l'\ 



a broad band of reddish-brown. The flesh of 



the Spring-bok is held in some estimation, ^^^H^^Mmv 



and the hide is in irivai i'-<}u.->t lor many use- 



ful 



A i in -urions species of Antelopes is 

 that whidi is -, i. niitically known by the 

 name of Tetrdcertts quadricornH-s, both wonls 

 bearing the same signification, viz. " four- 

 home. 1." These singular animals are natives 

 of India, where they are known under the 

 titles of Ciiot -i\i,ii \. or CiiofKA, the last 

 word being derived from the native term 

 chouJc, a leap, w hich lia.s been given to the ani- 

 mal in allusion to its habit of making lofty 

 bounds. 



The front pair of horns are very short, 

 and are placed just alxm- the eyes, the hinder 

 pair being much longer, and occupying the 

 usual position on the head. The females are 

 hoi-Tile--. The color of the Chousingha is a 

 bright bay above and gray-white below, a few 

 sandy hairs being intermixed with the white. 

 The length of the hinder pair of horns is 

 nither more than three inches, while the front, 

 or spurious horns as they are sometimes 

 termed, are only three-quarters of an inch long. 

 twenty inches. 



CHOI 8IMJI1A, OR CIIOCKA.- T4 



The height of the adtdt animal is about 



THE DcTKEB-BoK, or IMPOON, has derived its name of Duyker, or Diver, from its habit 

 of diving suddenly, when alarmed, into the heavy brushwood among which it lives, and of 

 disappearing from the sight of the liunter. For the following valuable account of the animal 

 I am again indebted to Captain Drayson's MS. notes on the fauna of Southern Africa, which 

 he has kindly placed at my disposal. 



"On the borders of the bush, the Antelope which is most commonly met Is the Duyker, a 

 solitary and very cunning animaL 



"If the sportsman should happen to overtake this buck, it will lie still, watching him 

 attentively, and will not move until it is aware that it is observed. It will then jump up 

 and start off, making a series of sharp turns and dives, sometimes over bushes, and at 

 others through them. When it conceives that it is observed, it will crouch in the long gnuw 

 or behind a bush, as thoiiirh it were going to lie down. This conduct is, however, nothing 

 but a rnse for the purpose of conc.-alini: its n-treat, as it will then crawl along under the 

 foliage for several yards, and when it has gone to some distance in this sly manner, w ill again 



