306 UNGULATA. 



SNOW ANTELOPE. 

 Keruas hodgsonii. 



The Snow Antelope is also called the Chiru. It is a 

 very rare and curious animal, inhabiting the high 

 mountainous ridges of Nepaul, and part of the 

 Himalayas. As might be expected, from these elevated 

 and exposed regions, the hair is brittle, coarse and thick. 

 It is of a greyish- white, which is also the general colour 

 of the body. The head is marked with black, and the 

 forepart of the legs is also black. The horns are very 

 long and beautiful, about 2J feet, ringed at the base, and 

 curving slightly forwards ; they spring in a slanting 

 direction from the head ; these, seen in profile, give the 

 appearance of one horn. The nose is thick, and is 

 covered with short hairs. The ears are short and sheep-like. 

 The skin is thick, and there are two peculiar glands on 

 the shoulders. The upper incisors are wanting, and 

 are replaced by a plate of bone ; the under incisors are 

 numerous. 



INDIAN ANTELOPE. 



Antilope cervicapra. 



This small, graceful Antelope inhabits India, where 

 it is tolerably abundant. It is about 2 feet in height. 

 The male is of a dark brown colour ; the belly and 

 insides of leg are white ; the top of the head and ears 

 are a light fawn colour ; the muzzle whitish ; there is 

 a white mark above and around the eyes, and the rest of 

 the head is deep maroon. The tail is short. The colour of 



