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HISTOKV OF QUADRUPEDS. 



THE SPRINGER. 



THE ]}'hifc Antelope, which is supposed to be the 

 same with the Pygarg, mentioned in the book of 

 Numbers, is an inhabitant of the Cape of Good 

 Hope, where it is called the Spring-Bok^ and is to 

 be seen in herds of several thousands, covering the 

 plains as far as the eye can reach. Sparrman says, 

 that having 1 shot at a large herd of them, they 

 formed a line, and immediately made a circular 

 movement, as if to surround him; but afterwards 

 flew off in different directions. 



The height of this beautiful creature is two feet 

 and a half; it measures from the ears to the tail, 

 somewhat above three feet; the tail is rather less 

 than a foot long: the length of the ears six inches 

 and a half; that of the horns, measuring them 

 along their curvatures, nine inches; their distance 



