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5. Antilope. Antelope, Horns hollow, persistent, round, 

 twisted either spirally or aunulately ; lower front teeth 

 eight; tusks none. 



Antelopes usually associate irt very considerable numbers, 

 they are shy and timid in the extieme, possess an exquisite 

 sense of smell, and mostly inhabit rocky or mountainous 

 countries, they feed on the tender shoots of trees, on aroma- 

 tic plants, and grass ; they are so exceedingly swift, 

 as rarely to be tiken but by the gun, or in pit-falls, which 

 the natives dig and slightly cover with boug'is of trees ; the 

 fiesh of all the kinds are occasionally used for food, and the 

 skins are used for various purposes. Numbers fall a prey to 

 predaceous Beasts and Birds; and are likewise devoured by 

 the larger kinds of Snakes. 



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6. Capra. Goat. Horns hollow, wrinkled, turning back- 



ward ; lower front teeth eight ; tusks wanting ; chin 

 bearded. 



This like the preceding genus inhabits rocks and moun- 

 tainous countries, they are wild, shy, and swift, but not to 

 such an extreme as the last genus ; they feed on the bark of 

 trees, grass and aromatic herbs, and are the prey of carnivo- 

 rous Animals. Their skins are used for various purposes, 

 and form an extensive article of commerce. 



7. Ovis. Sheep. Horns hollow, wrinkled, turning back- 



wards and outwards, in a circular or spiral form ; in 

 some kinds the horns are wanting. 



