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They are seldom seen now in very large bands on the 

 grand prairies, having been driven from the old pastures 

 bj the Indians and white hunters. The former, by means 

 of " surrounds," an inclosed space, formed in one of the 

 passes used by these animals, very often drive into the 

 toils an entire band of antelopes of several hundreds, when 

 not one escapes slaughter. 



I have said that the antelope is a beautiful animal. 

 The following descriptions, by Dr. Richardson, is perfectly 

 accurate : " The male is furnished with short, black, 

 roundish, tapering horns, arched inwards, turning towards 

 each other, with their points directed backwards, each 

 horn having a single short branchlet projecting from the 

 middle. The winter coat consists of coarse, round, hollow 

 hairs, like those of the moose. The neck, back, and legs 

 are yellowish brown ; the sides are reddish white ; the 

 belly and chest are white, with three white bands across 

 the throat. The hairs on the occiput and back of the 

 neck are long and tipped with black, forming a short, 

 erect mane. There is a black spot behind each cheek, 

 which exhales a strong goat-like odour. The tail is short ; 

 on the rump there is a large spot of pure white. The 

 dimensions of the animal were as follows : from the nose 

 to the root of the tail, four feet ; height of the fore 

 shoulders, three feet ; that of the hind quarter, the. same. 

 Girth, behind the fore legs, three feet ; girth, before the 



