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are white on' the edge and on the inside, except where two black bands 

 mark the hollow of the ear with a zebra-like variety. The general color 

 of the animal is ash or gray, from a mixture of black hairs and white, most 

 of which are half white towards the root, and half black. Along the ridge 

 of the neck and the back, the hairs form a short and thin upright mane ; 

 at the throat is a shield-like mark of beautiful hair ; and lower down, on 

 the beginning of the convexity of the neck, there is a remarkable tuft of 

 long black hair. The height of the animal is about four feet one inch at 

 the shoulder. The female differs from the male both in height and thick- 

 ness, she being much smaller, and in shape more resembling the deer, and 

 having no horns. 



The nyl-ghau has six grinders in each jaw, and eight cutting teeth in the 

 lower one. It eats oats, is fond of grass and hay, and still fonder of wheaten 

 bread ; when thirsty, it will drink two gallons of water. It is vicious and 

 fierce in the rutting season, but tame and gentle at other times ; and should 

 it prove docile enough to be easily trained to labor, its great swiftness and 

 considerable strength might be applied to valuable purposes, as it is evident 

 from experience, that it will breed in this country. When the males fight, 

 they prepare for the attack at a distance from each other, by falling down 

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