THE HARNESSED ANTELOPE. 



&c. though the horns of even thefe fufficiently diftinguifh them from the 

 Goat, by being twitted fpirally, and the horns of all the fpecies are furnifhed 

 with longitudinal grooves, which extend their whole length. 



The immenfe plains and forefts of Africa abound with numerous herds 

 of thefe animals, which, by their playful activity, abundantly enliven thofe 

 dreary fcenes, and afford an ample fupply of food to their fierce inhabitants, 

 the Lion, Leopard, Panther, &c. They are fometimes found in flocks, 

 confirming of from one to two thoufand, though fome fpecies are met with in 

 companies of only five or fix individuals. 



The HarnefTed Antelope, though its figure is not fo elegant as fome 

 others, is neverthelefs equal, if not fuperior to mofl, in confequence of the 

 elegance and beauty difplayed in the arrangement of the flripes with which 

 it is adorned. The general colour of this animal is a deep tawny, and the 

 belly is brown, though in mofl other fpecies that part is white. The horns 

 are flraight, pointing backwards ; they are nine inches long, flightly twilled, 

 and marked with two fpiral ribs : the ears are broad : beneath each eye, on 

 the lower jaw, is a white fpot. The back, fides, and rump are elegantly 

 marked with white lines, fo difpofed, as to give the animal the appearance 

 of being harneffed : two of thefe lines extend, from the moulders along the 

 tides to the haunches, at fuch a diftance as to divide the fide into three nearly 

 equal parts ; thefe are crofted by two others, which extend from the back 

 towards the belly, but do not reach lower down than the undermofl of the 

 horizontal Itxipes. On the rump are three white lines, pointing downwards, 

 half the length of the flanks. The thighs are fpotted with white. 



Large herds of this fpecies are frequently found in the plains and woods 

 of Senegal. 



