TIIK ANTELOPKS. 



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" My gaini to-day will scarce 



Ilepay my break-neck toil." 



Another remarkable creature of this sub-division is tho Cabrit, or 

 Pronghorn, of whose skull we give an engraving. 



ANTELOPES OF THE DESERT. 



TIIKSK animals have a broad nose, with tho nostrils subvalvular, and lin-d 

 with bristles within. Dr. J. E. Gray divides thorn into two groups. 



I. THE EQUINE ANTELOPES. 



The neck of these creatures, with its mane 

 the tail, and the general contour of the body, 

 are those of the horse. Their action and gallop 

 are so much like those of the same animal, that 

 a troop of them scouring the plain at a distance 

 might easily bo taken for quaggas, or zi-l 

 Tin; head and horns, however, are those of tho 

 buffalo, and the legs resemble those of the stag. 



THE GNU. 



SKtrM. OF TIIK CAIIIUT, OB IMIOXOIIOII.V. m 1 1 11 



Tins animal equals a well-grown ass in size, ex- 

 ceeding four feet in height, and is a native of the wild Karroos of South Africa and the hilly district* 

 where it roams chiefly in large herds, which migrate according to the seasons. The extent of its 



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Till. 1M11NI'..T>KI AXTKtOPE. 



in tlie interior i ; not known. Ko far, however, as travellers hav* have been 



met and chased ; for its flesh in prized as food both by the natives and tho colonists. 



The gnus are approached with difficulty, being exceedingly wild. On the first alarm, away scours 



* Antilope Gnu. Gmelin. Comochetes Gnu. Gray. 



