appearing to be twisted very closely : those of the female 

 are smaller. The colours of this animal are elegant, the 

 upper parts being of a pale bluish grey with a tinge of 

 blossom colour: the under parts are white, and separated 

 from the coloured part by a stripe of dark chesnut colour ; 

 there is another similar stripe down the back, and patches 

 of the same colour on the outside of the legs : the head is 

 white and curiously marked with black : the tail is brown 

 with a slight covering of long black hairs. The Africans 

 consider the pasan as a very dangerous animal, and dread 

 the effects of its sharp horns, which, after the manner 

 of its tribe, it pushes against its adversary. Even when 

 wounded, they fear to approach it, waiting at a distance 

 the moment of its death. This species is not gregarious, 

 being seen only in pairs. 



The Oreas, or Indian Antelope, is one of the largest of 

 the genus, being very little smaller than a cow : it is of a 

 bluish slate colour, with a bright bay head, a black marie, 

 and black tip to its tail. It is said to be of great strength, 

 and that it might be employed usefully as a domestic 

 animal. The flesh is reckoned very good : the hide makes 

 good strong leather. 



The Springer Antelope is a very elegant species, 

 marked like the Pasan, but of pale yellow brown. When 

 approached, it springs away in prodigious bounds. 

 These animals migrate annually from the interior of Africa 

 to the neighbourhood of the Cape, where they remain 

 for two or three months; they then join companies, going 

 off in troops consisting of many thousands, covering the 

 great plains as they pass through them, and being attend- 

 ed by numbers of lions, tigers, and hyrenas, &c. ; they are 

 excellent eating. 



The Gnou, or Ox-headed Antelope, is rather larger 

 than a stag; its horns are singular, being smooth, point- 

 ed, growing forwards and then bending upwards ; it is of 

 dull cow-red, with long black hairs on its breast, and, an 

 ash-coloured mane on its back ; in spite of the awkward 

 form of its body, its limbs are light and elegant : it is a 

 fierce and dangerous animal, but its flesh is excellent : it 

 is principally found in the country of the Nimiquas, in 

 southern Africa, where it lives in large herds. 



The Chamois is chiefly a European species, which 

 inhabits the Alps of Switzerland and Italy, the Pyrenrean 

 mountains, the island of Crete, and several parts of Greece : 

 it is also found an the mountains of Caucasus and Taurus : 



