16 CLASS MAMMALIA. 



vided, principally according to the form of the 

 horns. 



a. Horns annulated with double or triple flexures, 

 points forward or inward, or vertical. 



The Gazelle. (Ant. Dorcas, Lin.) Buff. XII. xn. 



With the horns round, thick, and black ; with 

 the elegant make of the roebuck ; light yellow 

 above, white underneath ; a brown band along 

 each flank ; a bunch of hairs on each knee; a 

 deep pouch at each groin. 

 It lives in all the north of Africa in countless 

 troops, which form a circle when they are at- 

 tacked, and present their horns in every direc- 

 tion. It is the common repast of the lion and 

 panther. The gentleness of its appearance fur- 

 nishes numerous images for the amorous poetry 

 of the Arabs. 



The Corinne. (Ant. Corinna, Gm.) Buff. XII. xxvi. 



Differs from the last only in having the horns 

 much more slender. It is, perhaps, only a 

 variety. 



The Kevel. (Ant. Kevella, Gm.) Buff. XII. xxvi. 



Is again very similar, but the horns are com- 

 pressed at their base, and have more rings. 

 It is pretended that this differs from the Ahu 

 of Kaempfer, or the Treyzain of the Persians 

 and Turks, (Ant. Subguttiirosa, Gm.), because a 



