9 2 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



tentots as awls or bodkins for boring holes in making 

 their (hoes or cloaks. 



The flefh of this animal is dry, and accounted worfe 

 to eat than that of any other Gazelle. 



The RIET-REE-BOK 



is twice as big as the laft- mentioned animal, is mono- 

 gamous (or keeps in pairs) ; it generally lies concealed 

 among the reeds and marfhy places, and refembles the 

 Ree-bok. 



The GRYS-BOK 



is of a greyifh or afh colour; with large black ears, and 

 a black fpot round the eyes j ftraight black horns, flender 

 and (harp-pointed, not three inches long, flightly annu- 

 lated at the bafe : Its height is about eighteen inches ; 

 and it is molt elegantly formed : Beneath each eye is a 

 cavity, that contains a ftrong-fcented oily liquor, which 

 fmells fomething like mulk, and, when expofed to the 



