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tribes, the art of twisting, carving, and otherwise 

 adorning the horns of various animals, which were 

 kept in domestication or confinement, was carried to 

 a great extent, to the most fanciful forms, and the two 

 were sometimes approximated and twisted together. 

 The Oryxes inhabit the more desert and uninha- 

 bited districts, extending from Southern Persia to the 

 Cape of Good Hope. They are able to subsist on 

 the most scanty vegetation, and on succulent plants ; 

 and being possessed of amazing swiftness, are able to 

 pass quickly over a vast tract of country, and often 

 change their station where the thin vegetation can be 

 better obtained. When attacked, they are bold, and 

 will resist, turning in necessity upon their assailer, 

 and often with success. Although of the graceful and 

 elegant proportions which we give to the tribe of 

 Deer and Antelopes, there is a certain bovine look in 

 their aspect, which might, perhaps, eventually cause 

 a change to be made in their station, nearer to that 

 group, and the native names generally have some re- 

 rerence to Cow. As an example of uryx, we repre- 

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