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\. 2. 



ft. in. ft. in. 



Girth of chest behind shoulder 1 8§ 19^ 



„ neck 9 9^ 



Length of foreleg 1 OJ 11 



of radius 6 6J 



from knee to fetlock 4^ 4 



from fetlock to heel of hoof .... 2 02 



of thigh (tibia) — 8 



from hock to hind fetlock — 7 



from fetlock to heel — 2^ 



The suborbital gland is closed. It is brown. 



24. Neotragus saltianus, Blainv. 



Anii'Uype, saltiana, Blainv. BuU. Soc. PhUom. 1816. — KiippeU, 



Atlas, t. 21. — Hempr. and Ehr., Symb. Phys., t. vii. 

 Antilope hemprichiana, Hempr. and Ehr., Symb. Phys. 



The " Beni Israel " or " Om-dig-dig," one of the 

 smallest Antelopes known, abounds on the shores of the 

 Eed Sea and throughout the tropical and sub-tropical 

 regions of Abyssinia. It is occasionally, but rarely, found 

 at higher elevations; I heard of instances of its being 

 shot both at Senaf^ and DUdi ; but it is not often seen 

 above about 6,000 feet. It inhabits bushes, keeping 

 much to heavy jungle on the banks of watercourses, and 

 is usually single, or in pairs, either a male and female or 

 a female and young being found together; less often the 

 female is accompanied by two younger ones, which 

 remain with her until full-grown. 



Brehm gives a long and most interesting account of 

 the habits of this little Antelope, which appears to me to 

 agree generally with my own observations. The fact to 

 which he particularly calls attention, and which he gives 

 on the authority of a missionary who had long resided at 



