100 NATURAL HISTORY. 
Europe. They may be divided into four sub-families: 
1. The true Antelopes, remarkable for their graceful 
forms, long and slender limbs, and great agility. 2. The 
Bush Antelopes, having a more compact form and shorter 
limbs, and living in jungles and thickets. 3. The Capri- 
form Antelopes, shaped much like goats, and living on 
hills and mountains; the Chamois of Europe is of this 
kind. 4. Bovine Antelopes, verging in their shape to 
the Ox family; this may be considered as a decidedly 
aberrant group. I will notice but a few of the species 
of the Antelope tribe. 
171. The Springbok, Fig. 84, is one of the most beau- 
Fig. 84.—The Springbok. 
tiful and agile of the true Antelopes. It inhabits south- 
ern Africa. It derives its name from the habit which it 
has of springing up to the height of several feet when 
alarmed. Large herds of Springboks spread themselves 
over the wide plains. When a drought occurs, as is 
often the case in the tropical regions, they migrate in 
large bodies in search of food. Some persons have seen, 
as they suppose, as many as twenty or thirty thousand 
together. 
172. Among the true Antelopes is also the Gazelle, 
