196 THE PRONG-HORNED ANTELOPE. 



In those there was merely a short obtuse process of 

 the frontal bone, scarcely to be felt through the fur, 

 and not covered with horn. The young at birth are 

 covered on the upper parts with short hair, of a clove 

 brown colour, more or less hoary. The situation of 

 the marie is marked by a dark line. The tail is yel- 

 lowish-brown, and the buttocks are pure white. The 

 dark mark on the nose, the one behind the angle of 

 the jaw, and the bands across the throat, exists as in 

 the adult. The legs are of a pure wood brown co- 

 lour. 



The prong-horned antelope, continues Dr Rich- 

 ardson, appears on the banks of the Saskatchewan, 

 sometimes a solitary animal, sometimes in herds of 

 ten or twelve. Its sight and sense of smell are acute, 

 and its speed is greater than any other inhabitant of 

 the plains, although, when there is a little snow on 

 the ground, it may, with some little management, be 

 run down by a high bred horse. The Indian hun- 

 ters have no difficulty in bringing an antelope with- 

 in gun-shot, by various stratagems, such as lying 

 down on their backs, and kicking their heels in the 

 air, holding up a white rag, or clothing themselves 

 in a white shirt, and shewing themselves only at in- 

 tervals. The curiosity of the herd is so much rous- 

 ed, that they wheel round the object of their atten- 

 tion, and at length approach near enough to enable 

 the hunter to make sure of his mark. 



Major Smith has noticed another animal, under 



