THE MOUNTAIN ANTELOPE. I 5 
is not so scarce as it is on the Neilgherries, On those 
mountains which are so open and undulating, like the downs 
in England, with little or no woods or sholahs scattered here 
and there as on the Neilgherries, the mountain antelope is on 
ground suitable to its habits, but being swift of foot and keenly 
alive to danger, not easily perceived when lying in the grassy 
hollows, and fleeing away at the least alarm, it requires much 
patience and woodcraft on the part of the stalker to ensure 
success. This animal has all the appearance of a doe 
antelope of the plains in colour, size, and general features, 
but the colour is more sandy or very light rufous, and the hair 
longer and coarser than the antelope of the plains, the throat 
white and the same colour extending along the under parts. 
The fedocks are furnished with tufts of hair, and have a 
bar of white across ike front similar to that of the Nilgai, 
the ears are much broader than the common antelope, and 
have tufts of longish hair in the orifice. The horns are 
smooth, tapering, and exceedingly sharp at the points, about 
four inches in length and slightly curved forward, only found 
on the males ; the tail between six and seven inches long. 
The size of the animal about the same as Gazella beimetti" 
Mc Master says : having obtained the head of one of 
these antelopes killed at Hassanoor in Southern Mysore, I 
applied to the best authority I could think of, viz,, Colonel 
Douglas Ham ikon , who had I knew a specimen of the 
mountain antelope, which he had killed at Pykara on the 
Neilgherries, and who is probably the most accomplished 
sportsman in the Madras Presidency. I forwarded at the 
same time to Colonel D. Hamilton the head. His reply is 
as follows, the latter part refers to the horns of both his 
specimen and mine, sloping from the skull at different angles 
