^ 92 Mifcellanea Curiofa. Vol. III. 



a bald Pate, and long crooked. Bill, is good 

 Meat, and a hundred other fort of Fowl. I 

 have eat Antelope, which we have kilfd ia 

 hunting, and are very good Food. They 

 are as large as a Goat, of a Chefnut Colour, 

 and white under the Belly their Horns are 

 almoft quite ftreight froni their Head up, 

 « tapering gradually, with Rings at a diftance 

 from one another, till within an Inch and a 

 half of the top ^ fine.large black Eyes, long 

 and flender Neck, Feet, Legs, and Body, 

 Jhaped fomewhat like a Deer ; they have two 

 Cavities between their Legs, I think the Male 

 as well as the Female. I have ient of thele 

 Antelopes alive to Englarjd. There are many 

 in a Herd, when at the fame time they have 

 Scouts, or thofe who by running give 'em 

 notice of an approaching Foe. When two 

 lie down together, they lay themfelves fb, 

 that their Backs are towards each other, and 

 the Head of one towards the Tail of the 

 ^other, that they may fee every way. Their 

 Dung is fweet and pleafant enough. They 

 are taken fbmetimes by the Hawk, fome- 

 times by the Shot ^ for they are too fwift 

 for a Grey-hound. Partridges in 5^// com- 

 monly rooft on Trees ^ there are fo many 

 Foxes which would otherwile deftroy them. 



And here I fhould make mention of ano- 

 ther Difh: The Moors will eat Fox, if it 

 be Fat, either ftewed or r called, but they 

 do not care for it lean, which has occa- 

 lioned a Proverb among them on that Ac- 

 count, to mit^ Hellel deehy harom deeb 5 allu- 

 ding to the Scruple might be made of its 

 lawfulnefs. Thqfe Words Cgnifie, a Fox 

 is lawful, and a Fojc is uaUwful j /. e. Fat, 

 |.4vyful J Lean, \J^lmM% ' Frwtt 



