ioo HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



The NYL-GHAU. 



THIS animal is a native of the interior parts of In- 

 dia. It feerns to be of a middle nature, between 

 the Cow and the Deer, and carries the appearance of 

 both in its form. In fize, it is as much fmaller than the 

 one, as it is larger than the other : Its body, horns, and 

 tail are not unlike thofe of a Bull ; and the head, neck, 

 and legs, are fimilar to thofe of a Deer. The colour, in 

 genera], is alh or grey, from a mixture of black hairs 

 and white : All along the ridge or edge of the neck, the 

 hair is blacker, longer, and more erecl:, making a Ihort, 

 thin, and upright mane, reaching down to the hump. 

 Its horns are feven inches long, fix inches round at the 

 root, tapering by degrees, and terminating in a blunt 



