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seen fighting, and when so engaged can be easily approached. 

 Essentially a plain-loving animal, it avoids hills and heavy 

 jungles. They are capable of great speed, and when dis- 

 turbed, start off with high leaps and bounds. Like all 

 antelope they are extremely shy and difficult to stalk. 



A '400 Express is the best weapon to use with these 

 animals. I have shot a large number, but was not fortunate 

 in securing any good heads, the longest being twenty-three 

 and a quarter inches. 



The Indian gazelle * is another of the antelope tribe, 

 standing about two feet two or three inches in height, and of 

 a dark-red chestnut colour. Its horns run from ten to 

 fourteen inches in the male ; the longest pair in my collec- 

 tion are twelve and a half inches. They are ringed and 

 with very sharp points. The does also carry horns, but 

 they are smoother and only about six inches long. 



The gazelle, or chinkara, as they are now often called, 

 frequent broken ground with sandy ravines bordered by 

 scrub jungle, and are very common in Gujerat, Khandesh, 

 and the Central Provinces. They are generally in small herds 

 of four or five, with one or two bucks amongst them, and 

 sometimes may be found singly. 



The chinkara is a restless little creature and requires 

 good shooting, for they do not offer much of a mark. When 

 alarmed they make a peculiar hissing sound like a loud 

 sneeze. The venison of this animal is excellent eating. 



Then comes the four-horned antelope, f which is found 

 throughout India, except, I believe, in Burmah and 

 Ceylon. They are common in Khandesh and in parts of 

 the Central Provinces. The male is of a dull -brown colour 

 and stands about twenty-five inches at the shoulders. The 

 anterior horns of this animal are seldom more than two 

 inches in length, while the posterior do not exceed four 

 inches. The does are of a lighter colour and have no 

 horns. 



These animals are extremely shy and are generally 

 found in small herds of five or six and sometimes singly. 

 "When alarmed they run with necks held low which gives 

 them a peculiar poky appearance. Their flesh is coarse 

 and uneatable. 



* Gazella Benneiiii. t Tetraceros Quoedricomis. 



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