9 6 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



their shoulders at their pursuers, and at the same 

 time shewing the white part of their backs in a 

 most beautiful manner. 



The Springers are so extremely swift as to re- 

 quire a good Horse to overtake them; although 

 they are sometimes bold enough to allow a sports- 

 man, either on foot or on horseback, to come within 

 gun-shot of them. Their flesh is very palatable, 

 and has a more juicy and delicate taste than that 

 of the other Gazelles. 



THE ELK- ANTELOPE. 



(Lc Condoms, Buff.) 



THIS is an inhabitant of the Cape, as well as of 

 the greater part of India, and is one of the larger 

 kinds of Gazelles. It has straight horns, two feet 

 in length, of a dark brown colour, marked with two 

 prominent spiral ribs running near two-thirds of 



