HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



THE NYL-GHAU. 



THIS animal is a native of the interior parts of 

 India. It seems to be of a middle nature, between 

 the Cow and the Deer, and carries the appearance 

 of both in its form. In size, it is as much smaller 

 than the one, as it is larger than the other : its 

 body, horns, and tail, are not unlike those of a Bull ; 

 and the head, neck, and legs, are similar to those 

 of a Deer. The colour, in general, is ash or grey, 

 from a mixture of black hairs and white : all along 

 the ridge or edge of the neck, the hair is blacker, 

 longer, and more erect, making a short, thin, and 

 upright mane, reaching down to the hump : its 

 horns are seven inches long, six. inches round at 

 the root, tapering by degrees, and terminating in a 

 blunt point : the ears are large and beautiful, seven 



