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Curious appearance of antelopes when pursued. 



and the light brown of the sides : the buttocks 

 are white, and a stripe of white, bounded on each 

 side by one of dark brown, extends from the tail, 

 half-way up the back ; the tail is slender, the 

 lower part not being much thicker than a goose- 

 quill : the hair is in general fine and short, but 

 the dark stripes consist of hair longer than the 

 rest. 



In the pursuit of these animals, it is equally 

 curious and pleasant, to see the whole herd 

 bounding over each other's heads to a consider- 

 able height. Some of them will take three or 

 four high leaps successively. In this position 

 they seem suspended in the air, looking over 

 their shoulders and showing their beautiful white 

 backs. They are so extremely swift, that few 

 horses can overtake them. 



The white antelope is an inhabitant of Africa; 

 and herds of several thousands sometimes cover 

 the plains in the vicinity of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. 



THE SCYTHIAN ANTELOPE. 



THE general form of this animal's body re- 

 sembles that of the common goat; but the horns 

 are those of an antelope : they are of a pale yel- 

 low colour, marked by very prominent rings, and 

 about a foot in length. During winter, the male 



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