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tail to the breast, two feet and n half: height, 

 t'roin the fore feet to the top of the back, two 

 three inches : from the hiiul feet to the top of the 

 hark, two feet and a half : thieknev. or diameter 

 of the belly, ten inehes; anil its length, from the 

 fore to the hind thighs, one foot three inehes: 

 length of head, nine inelu-> ; depth, .six; width, 

 four and a half: Tiorns, live inehes and a half 

 long, and one ineh and a half broad ; tips, distant 

 six inehes: length of ears, live inehes: hom>, 

 marked at the base by one or two .smooth rings : 

 the colour of the whole animal rufous: the naif 

 stiff, glossy, and about an ineh long ; nor lying 

 very elose to the skin. 



The Nagor is chiefly found in that part of Se- 

 negal nearest the isle of Gone-. 



CHAMOIS. 



Antilopc Rupicapra. A. cornibus metis teretibut I<rrigatit, apict 

 rctrvrsum undnatit. Lin. Syst. Nat. Gmcl.p. 182. 



Brown Antelope, with smooth upright horns, with the tijtt 

 hooked forwards. 



Capra Rupicapra. C. cornibus crectis vminatit. Urn. Syst. 

 Nat. p. 95. 



Rupicapra. Pit*. Hist. Nat. I III. c. 55. XL c. 37. Gtm. 



Zii-fl- P- 3i9- Aldr - ^"^ c - P- 75'A- P- 7>7' Jtm *' 



p. 74. t. 37.31. 



Le Chamois. Ruff. 12. /. 136. 177. pi. 16. 

 Chamois Antelope. Pennant Quadr. i.p. 73. 



THE Chamois is the only species of Antelope, 

 except the Saiga, that is found in Europe. It is 



