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order has been denominated Pecora. It is dis- 

 tinguished by the animals having no front teeth 

 in their upper jaw, though from eight to ten in 

 the under ; and with a varying number of grind- 

 ers, by their being without canine teeth, the ab- 

 sence of incisors in their upper jaw, obliging 

 them to use their tongue as an auxiliary when 

 feeding; by most of the animals having norns, 

 or, in their absence, projecting tusks for their na- 

 tural defence; by their feet being protected by 

 cloven hoofs ; by the second mastication or ru- 

 mination of their food, and by their requiring 

 four stomachs, and a very long intestinal canal 

 for its digestion and final conversion into the pro- 

 per nutriment. 



This order consists of eight genera ; namely, 

 the Ox species; the Sheep ; the Goat; the Stag ; 

 the Antelope; the Girajfa or Cameleopard; the 

 Musk, and the Camel. 



Of these I shall confine my particular obser- 

 vations to the four last, and conclude my notice 

 of this order, by a few general remarks on the 

 utility of the preceding ones. 



The Common Antelope is an intermediate ani- 

 mal, between the Goat and the Deer; the form 

 of its body agreeing with the latter while its 

 horns partake of those of the Goat. It is some- 

 what smaller than the Fallow Deer, of a tawny, 

 reddish brown colour above, and of a white be- 

 neath; with beautiful black horns distinguished 



