110 THE LION KILLEK. 



I think with a set of hunting-dogs the deer might be 

 pursued the same way in this country as in France. 



Two or three times hunting these animals is sufficient to 

 learn their general run-ways, in order to place relays ; 

 numerous cleared spaces renders the task of turning the 

 deer which is selected an easy one. 



It is not the same with the woods we spoke of first, which 

 are impracticable for a huntsman, the country being uneven 

 and thickly wooded. 



In these regions the Arabs kill the deer at the time of 

 rutting, approaching near them under cover of the grass and 

 mastics, which are very high and thick. During fine weather 

 they watch for them in the night, when they pasture in the 

 barley and cornfields. 



I knew an Arab living at Borj-ali-Bey, half way "between 

 Bone and Calle, who has killed more than a hundred deer 

 in this way. I mention him as an excellent guide for the 

 hunter, whose fancy may lead him in the direction of these 

 hunting-grounds. 



THE ANTELOPE. 



The Antelope, which ihe Arabs call Bagar-Ouerch or 

 Fechtal, according to the localities, is as nomadic in its life 

 as the southern tribes which they follow. In the spring, 

 summer and autumn, they are found on the high plateaux 

 which border the Saharah on the north, and at the first touch 

 of cold weather, they descend to the sandy country. These 



