90 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



sportsman is obliged to call in the aid of the Fal- 

 con, which, being trained to the work, seizes on the 

 animal, and impedes its motion, so as to enable the 

 Dogs to overtake it. In India and Persia, a sort 

 of Leopard, which takes its prey by the greatness 

 of its springs, is sometimes made use of in the 

 chace; but should he fail in his first essay, the 

 game escapes. 



Some species of the Antelope form herds of two 

 or three thousand, while others keep in small troops 

 of five or six. They for the most part live in hilly 

 countries. They often browse like the Goat, and 

 feed on the tender shoots of young trees, which 

 give their flesh an excellent flavour. 



There are many varieties of this animal; some of 

 them little known or described. 



THE BLUE GOAT. 



(Antelope Leucophtm, Pallas.) 



MR. PENNANT considers this as being next to the 

 Goat, from the length of its hair, and the form of 

 its horns. 



The colour of this creature is a fine blue, re- 

 sembling velvet; but when dead, it is said to change 

 to a bluish grey: its belly is white; beneath each 

 eye it has a large white mark: its tail is seven 

 inches in length, with long hairs at the end: its 

 horns incline backward, and form a curve; three- 

 fourths of their length are decorated with twenty- 

 four rings; the uppermost quarter is smooth, and 

 runs tapering to a point. It inhabits the hottest 

 parts of Africa. Sparrman describes one which 

 lie saw at the Cape of Good Hope, and calls it a 

 Blaaiv-Bok. 



