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the infide of the thighs; that the tail is black ; 

 and that, in the fame fpecies, fome individuals 

 have white fpcts fcattered over their bodies 

 without any order. 



Thefe differences between the gazelle, the 

 kevel, and the korine, though very confpicuous, 

 feem to be neither effential, nor fufficient to 

 make thefe animals three diftinel: fpecies. In 

 every other refpeel, they refemble each other io 

 ftrongly, that they appear to be of the fame fpe- 

 cies, varied a little by the influence of climate 

 and food ; for the kevel and gazelle differ lefs 

 from one another than from the corine, whofe 

 horns refemble not thofe of the other two. But 

 all the three have the fame natural habits ; they 

 go in troops, afibciate together, and feed in the 

 fame manner ; their difpofitions are gentle ; they 

 are eafily accuftomed to a domeftic ftate ; and 

 their flefti makes excellent eating. We may, 

 therefore, conclude, that the gazelle and kevel 

 certainly belong to the fame fpecies, and that it 

 is doubtful whether the corine be a variety only 

 of the fame, or really conftitutes a diftinel: fpe- 

 cies. 



In the royal cabinet, there are fpoils, either 

 entire or partial, of thefe three analopes. We 

 have likewife a horn, which greatly refembles 

 thofe of the gazelle and kevel, but it is much lar- 

 ger. This horn is alfo engraven by Aldrovan- 

 dus *. Its thicknefs and length feem to indicate 



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* Lib. i. de bifulcis, cap. 21. 



