HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 91 



THE PIED GOAT. 



THIS animal is likewise an inhabitant of the Cape, 

 as well as the plains and -woods of Senegal, where 

 large herds of them are to be seen. 



It is remarkable for having a white band running 

 along each of its sides, crossed by two others from 

 the back to the belly, disposed somewhat like a har- 

 ness, from which it is called the Harnessed Antelope : 

 on each side of the rump it has three white lines 

 pointing downwards; its thighs are spotted with 

 white; the colour of the body is a deep tawny; 

 beneath each eye there is a white spot; its horns 

 are straight, nine inches long, pointed backward, 

 with two spiral ribs. Great flocks of them are 

 found in the plains and the woods of the country of 

 Poder, in Africa. It is called by M. Buffon, the 

 Guib; and, by Sparrman, the Bonti-Bok, or Spotted 

 Goat. 



