HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



THE WOOD-GOAT. 



WE are indebted to the indefatigable labours of 

 Dr. Sparrman, for an accurate description of this 

 rare animal, which is found in the country about 

 the Cape of Good Hope, and lives chiefly in woods 

 and groves, from whence it derives its name. 



Its horns are black, somewhat more than ten 

 inches long, and have three sides wreathed in a 

 spiral direction towards the top; at the bottom 

 they are rough, in consequence of a number of 

 wavy rings, which, however, are not elevated much 

 above the surface ; at the top they are round, sharp- 

 pointed, and in that part as smooth as if they had 

 been polished; their position is almost in the same 

 line with the forehead, inclining a little forwards, 

 and by means of the twist they make, they recede 

 from each other towards the middle, where they 

 are three inches and a half distant; at the base, 

 they are only one inch. 



