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upon the knees, and dark bands upon the sides. 

 They are gregarious, inhabit the plains, and rarely 

 approach the covered or wooded countries, are wary 

 and timid, and are extremely swift. 



It is to these animals that the well known name ol 

 Gazal belongs, the Barbary Antelope, Gazal of the 

 Arabs, and Gazella Dorcas of Smith and Liechten- 

 stein. This animal has often been confdtanded in its 

 synonymes with the Corinna Antelope and Kevel of 

 our next plate, but appears local, to a certain degree, 

 in its distribution, being nearly confined to the north 

 side of the Atlas Mountains, and found in Egypt, 

 Arabia., and Southern Persia. 



