192 THE CAPRID.E. 



however, allowing them to approach within the reach 

 of harm. In India they hold various stations in 

 the mythology of the Hindu, and in the superstitions 

 of other sects. Their flesh is, however, generally 

 gpaten, that of many of them much esteemed. They 

 form a great portion of the food of the larger carni- 

 rora. 



The first animal to be noticed is 



