THE ANTELOPE. 



The Prong-buck. 



The Prong-buck, or Prong-horned Antelope, is found in the interior part of North America. It goes in 

 flocks on the wide, open plains and hills of moderate height. It migrates from north to south, according 

 to the season. It is well formed, compact and active, and capable of great speed. 



The hunter sometimes ties a grey colored rag to a stick and places it in the ground, as represented in the 

 engraving above. The nimal's curiosity is thus excited. He stops and surveys it with great attention, 

 and thus affords the hunter an opportunity to creep up and shoot him. 



The Dorcas Gazelle is an Antelope found in Northern Africa, and lives in large herds on the borders of 

 the cultivated country of the desert. When pursued they fly to some distance and then stop, turn round, 

 gaze at the hunter, and again take to flight. If hard pressed they disperse in different directions, but soon 

 reunite; and when surrounded and brought to bay, they defend themselves with spirit and obstinacy, 

 uniting in a close circle, with the females and fawns in the centre, and presenting their horns at all point* 

 to their enemies. 



The Hartebeest is a large and powerful kind of Antelope, found in South Africa. Its horns are annulated. 

 and the tops bent back at a right augle with the lower part. 



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The Dorcas Gazelle 



The Hartebeest 



The Springbok. 



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