ORDER RUMINANTIA. 17 



slight swelling has been observed under the 

 throat and chin. 



The Dseren of the Mongoles. Hoang-yang, or Yellow Goat 

 of China (Ant. Gutturosa. Pall.), Schreb. cclxxv. 



Presents again almost the same distribution of 

 colours and the same horns as the Gazelle, pro- 

 perly so named, but in size it approaches the 

 Deer, and the male has a strong protuberance, 

 produced by the larynx, and a large pouch 

 under the belly. The female has no horns. 

 This species lives in troops in the dry plains 

 of central Asia, and avoids both water and the 

 forest. 



The Springbock, or Pouched Gazelle {Ant. Euchore. 

 Forst.), Buff. Supp. VI. pi. xxi. 



Numerous herds of this soecies fill the south 



3. 



of Africa ; it is larger than the Gazelle, but of the 

 same make and colour ; and distinguished by 

 a fold of the skin of the croup, furnished 

 with white hairs, which opens and enlarges at 

 every leap made by the animal. 



The Saiga {Ant. Saiga. Pall.) Colus of Strabo. Schreb. 



CCLXXVI. 



Inhabits Hungary and the south of Poland and 



Russia, it has the horns of the Gazelle, but they 



are yellowish and transparent. It is as large 



as a deer, Its fur yellow in summer becomes 

 Vol. iv. c 



