110 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



colour ; the sides and haunches are spotted and 

 barred with white; its ears are long- and open; its 

 tail short. 



None of these small animals can subsist but in a 

 warm climate. They are so extremely delicate, 

 that it is with the utmost difficulty they can be 

 brought alive into Europe, where they soon perish. 

 They are gentle, familiar, most beautifully formed; 

 and their agility is such, that they will bound over 

 a wall twelve feet high. In Guinea, they are called 

 Gncvci\ The female has no horns. 



THE SCYTHIAN ANTELOPE. 



(Capra Tartarica, Linn. Lc Saiga, Buif. y 



THIS is the only one of the species that can be 

 found in Europe. The form of its body resembles 

 the domestic Goat ; but its horns are those of an 

 Antelope, being marked by very prominent rings, 

 with furrows between : they are a foot long, the 

 ends smooth, of a pale yellow colour, almost trans- 

 parent. 



The male, during the winter, is covered with long 

 rough hair, like the He-Goat, and has a strong 

 scent ; the female is smoother, and without horns. 

 The general colour is grey, mixed with yellow: the 

 under part of the body is white. 



These animals inhabit Poland, Moldavia, about 

 Mount Caucasus, the Caspian Sea, and Siberia ; are 

 fond of salt, and frequent the places where salt- 

 springs abound. In the rutting season, at the 

 latter end of autumn, great flocks of them, consist- 

 ing of several thousands, migrate towards the south, 



