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THE NYL-GHAU ; 



Or, as it is pronounced, the nyl-gaw. 



This animal is a native of India, and has but lately 

 been imported into Europe; it seems to be of a middle 

 nature between the cow and the deer, and carries the 

 appearance of both in its form : in its size it is as 

 much smaller than the one as it is larger than the 

 other ; the body, horns, and tail, resemble those of a 

 bull ; the head, neck, and legs, those of a deer ; and 

 the general colour is ash or grey : along the top of the 

 neck the hair is darker, thicker, and stands erect, and 

 has the appearance of a horse's mane : the horns are 

 about seven inches in length ; and, though thick at 

 the base, terminate in a blunt point. / 



The nyl-gaus which have been brought into England, 

 •have been most, if not all of them, received from Surat 

 or Bombay ; and very few of the race are to be met 

 with in Bengal. Those which we have seen appeared 

 harmless and inoffensive, but in a state of nature they 

 are said to be both formidable and fierce. 



THE BEAR, 



Of this animal there are three distinct kinds : the 

 brown bear of the Alps, the black bear of North Ame- 

 rica, and the white bear famous in the Icy Seas. — 

 These, though different in their form and appearance, 

 were doubtless originally of the same race, and owe 

 the distinction which now marks them merely to the 

 effect of climate and food. 



The brown bear, in its nature, is both savage and so- 

 litary ; and either resides in the holloAV of a tree, in 

 some unfrequented wood, or takes up its abode in 

 those mountainous precipices that are so difficult of 



