THE PRONG-HORNED ANTELOPE. 



Dicranocerus /rc(/<?r, SMITH. 



PLATE XXII. 



Antilocapra American ord, Journal de Physique Antiicjre 

 furcifer, Smith, Linn. Trans, xiii. Richards. Faun. Po- 

 reali- Americana Dicranocerus furcifer, Smith in Griff. 

 Cuv. iv. 167^andSynop. 



THIS animal retains the cervine form, more than 

 any of the other antelopes. The character of the 

 hairing, the short tail, and light coloured disk upon 

 line buttocks, combined with the slight palmation 

 and prong of the horns, all contribute to keep up the 

 resemblance ; and in addition, the structure is also 

 more allied to the deer. 



The prong-horned antelope is found in the north- 

 west territory of the United States. It is a common 

 animal on the plains lying betwixt the Saskatchewan 

 and Missouri, and is also met with on the plains of 

 the Columbia. Their most northerly range, accord- 

 ing to Dr Richardson, is about lat. 53, on the banks 

 of the north branch of the Saskatchewan, where they 

 are merely summer visitants. They frequent open 

 prairies and low hills, interspersed with clumps of 



