282 CAPRINE. 



Gazella sub-gutturosa of Persia and Afghanistan (A. Dorcas, var. 

 Persica of Riippell), may, as above stated, occur in Sindh and Beloochistan. 

 The horns of this are said by Hutton and Blyth to be abruptly hooked 

 in at the tip. Other species of gazelle occur in Africa. 



The Chiru of Tibet, Kemas ffodgsonii, is a fine antelope, of a somewhat 

 pale yellowish-white colour, with very long and nearly straight horns. 

 It is considered to be the Kemas of ^Elian. It is probable that this 

 animal may have given rise to the belief in the unicorn ; for, at a little 

 distance, when viewed laterally, there only appears to be one horn, there 

 is so little divergence throughout their length. 



Another antelope allied to the Gazelles is the pretty Procapra picticau- 

 data of Hodgson, the God and Rd-god of Tibet. Antilope gutturosa, 

 Pallas, of China and Central Asia, is by some classed as a Procapra. It 

 has the larynx dilated and swollen, and covered externally with long 

 hair. It has also a prseputial bag. The female is without horns. 



The Saiga antelope, Saiga tartarica, has a most peculiar, vaulted cartila- 

 ginous muzzle, and very open nostrils. It is found in the deserts of Tartary 

 and other parts of Central Asia, and extends into Eastern Europe. 



There are many other antelopes belonging to this division in Africa, some 

 of them very fine, and with magnificent horns ; among others the Oryx 

 group, Oryxleucoryx, and 0. gazella ; iheITarte-beest,oselaphtiscaama; 

 Aigoceros niger, and A. equinus ; the Addax group, and many other types. 



The group of Cephalophince apud Blyth are mostly small species peculiar 

 to Africa, somewhat resembling the Muntjacs and mouse-deer. They have 

 a pig-like form, slender limbs, short horns slightly ringed at the base, 

 with a tuft of lengthened hair between the horns ; and some have a long 

 extensile tongue. The females are mostly hornless, and have four teats. 



The Adenotince apud Blyth are another group peculiar to Africa, with 

 bovine muzzle, and with semi-ringed horns curving forwards. Some are 

 large with coarse hair, others small with a soft coat. The females are 

 hornless and have four teats.* 



The two first animals of the next group are by some classed among the 

 Antelopes ; but I think, taking all their characters, habits, and haunts 

 into consideration, they more properly pertain to the next sub-family. 



Sub-fam. CAPRINE, Goats and Sheep. 



Horns usually in both sexes, or in the males only, more or less com- 

 * Blyth, Cat., p. 167 and 168. 



