THE NYL-GHAU. 



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His hind-quarters are much lower than his fore-parts 3 his legs 

 are thicker than those of most other antelopes ; his horns are 

 from seven to eight inches long, of a dull black colour, and of 

 a conical shape, slightly curved forwards ; the ears are large j 

 the eyes full, black, and prominent, and the sinuses, or slits, 

 beneath them are large and conspicuous ; a thin narrow mane 

 of long black and white hairs surmounts the neck, and extends 

 over the hump on the shoulders ; on the under part of the neck 

 is a pendant tuft of long black hairs ; and a tuft of similar hairs 

 terminates the tail, which is of considerable length. The ground 

 colour of the upper parts of the body is a slaty grey j the head, 

 belly, and legs are of a much deeper shade than the upper parts, 

 the general tint being greyish black with a slight mixture of 

 brown -, the hairs on the fore-part of the chin and on the 

 margins of the lips are pure white -, there is also a broad patch 

 of white on the upper part of the neck ; and there are usually 

 two white marks immediately above, and in front of the hoofs. 

 The female is much less and more slender than the male. 

 She has no horns, less hump on the shoulders, and her hind- 



