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points of its horns have a universal tendency to 

 bend forward, and are possessed of a longitudinal 

 ridge in the front, which commences at the base 

 and disappears after passing through the annula- 

 tions. I.ts colour is dark olive above, and white 

 beneath, with a dark streak passing down the fore 

 legs, which terminate in black fetlocks. Its tail, 

 which is tipped with white, is about eight inches 

 long, and the face is possessed of a long suborbital 

 slit on either side. The muzzle is bare. Both sexes 

 carry horns, but those of the female are very short, 

 and almost buried in a tuft of rufous hair, which 

 forms an apex on the crown. The name duiker is 

 obviously given it from its habit of diving into the 

 thickest bush when disturbed, in which it has a 

 wonderful facility for concealing itself, much assisted 

 by a power it possesses of lowering its body almost 

 to the level of the ground upon which it is 

 standing. 



Its speed is not equal to that of the steinbok ; 

 moreover, unlike the other animal, if not too hardly 

 pressed by dogs, it invariably returns to the place 

 from which it is roused. Thus it affords admirable 

 sport before hounds, as many of the late Natal 



