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ftripe along the middle; the fides, flanks, and 
flioulders, are of a deep brown, a broad band of a 
darker colour dividing them from the belly, which 
is wholly white, as well as the rump, and a fmall 
fpace above the tail. The tail itfelf, which is about 
ieven inches long, is covered with coarle blackhairs, 
extending four inches beyond the flump. This fpe- 
cies of antelope inhabits the countries north of the 
Cape of Good Hope; and a beautiful fpecimen is 
preferved in Sir Afhton Lever's Mufeum. 
Antelope, Chinese. The length of this ani- 
mal is about four feet and a half It's horns are 
nine inches long, of an opaque yellow colour, re- 
clining backwards, with their points bending to- 
wards one another, and annulated almoft to their 
extremities. The head is rather clumfy; the nofe 
is obtufe; the ears are fmall and fliarp-pointed ; 
and on the middle of the neck grows a confi- 
derable protuberance, occafioned by the peculiar 
ftrufture of the wind-pipe. On the approach of 
winter, the hair of this animal grows along, rough, 
and hoary; fo that at a diftance it appears almoft 
white; but, towards the beginning of May, it ex- 
changes it's coat for anothci", which is fhort, thick, 
and of a tawny hue. Thefe antelopes are very 
numerous in Chinefe Tartary, and on the frontiers 
of China and Thibet: they aifo inhabit the bor- 
ders of India; and thoufands of them herd toge- 
ther near the Lake Baikal. They are prodigioufly 
iwift; and, when alarmed, bound near twenty yards 
with the greatefc facility. They are naturally fhy 
and tim-id, frequenting dry and rocky plains ; and 
are fo very fearful of water, that even tlie moft im- 
minent danger cannot comipel them to enter that 
element. During the winter feafon, they herd in 
great numbers, but feparate again on the approach 
of fpring. The Tartars, hunt them with the utmoft 
eagernefs, and efteem their fleih very delicious food. 
Their horns form a confiderable article of com- 
merce, and are in high eftimation among the Chi- 
nefe. Naturalifts feem to doubt whether they have 
any particular voice, as they feldom, emit any 
which can be regarded as natural. When young, 
they are eafily tamed. 
Antelope, Springing. The Springing An- 
telope is a very elegant fpecies, rather lefs than the 
roe-buck. It's horns are flender, annulated half 
their length, and tv/ifted ipirally; the ears are very 
long and duf!<:y; and the tail depends to the lirft 
joint of the leg. The face, cheeks, throat, and 
part of the under fide of the neck, are white, with 
a dufky line paffing from the bafe of each horn, 
beyond the eyes, to the extremity of the mouth. 
The upper fide of the neck, and part of the lower, 
as well as the back, fides, and exterior parts of the 
limbs, are of a pale yellowifh brown; the cheft, 
belly, and interior parts of the limbs, are white; and 
the fides and belly are divided by a broad chefnut 
band, which runs down part of the fhoulders. The 
upper part of the tail is white, and the lower black ; 
the buttocks are white ; and from the tail, half way 
up the back, there is awhiteftripe, which the animal 
poflelTes the power of contra6ling or expanding at 
pleafure.' This fpecies of antelope inhabits the 
Cape of Good Flope, and receives it's epithet from 
the prodigious fprings it takes on perceiving any of 
the human form. It migrates annually from the in- 
terior countries, and takes up it's refidenCe in the 
vicinity of the Cape for two or three months, and 
then returns in troops of many thoufands, attended 
by numbers of beafts of prey, wliich make dread- 
ful deftrudion among them, Thefe migrations are 
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probably owing to a deficiency of pafiure, occa- 
fioned by the excefTive droughts to which fome la- 
titudes are fubje6l; particularly that of Terra del 
Natal, where fometimes a fingle drop of rain does 
hot fall during the fpace of tv/o or three years. 
Antelope, Scythian. The height of this 
animal is about two feet and a half, the length four 
feet nine inches, and the tail is about three inches 
long. It's head refembles that of a fheep; it's 
nofe is very large, arched, and marked the whole 
length with a finall line; and the cutting-teeth are 
placed fo loofe in their fockets, that they move with 
the fmallefl touch. The horns of the male, which 
are of a pale colour, and the greateft part of them 
almoft tranfparent, are about a foot long, bending 
a little in the middle, the points inclining inwards, 
the ends finooth, and the 'reft annulated. The 
females are deftitute of horns, and extremely timid. 
During the fummer months, the hair of this fpe- 
cies is very fliort, and of a greyifli colour, with an 
admixture of yellow; the fpace above the cheeks 
is v/hitifh ; the forehead and crown are hoary, and 
covered with long hairs ; and the under-fide of the 
neck and body are white : but, in winter, the whole 
covering is long, rough, and hoary. Thefe animals 
inhabit the Arabian defarts; and they are likewife 
found in Poland, Moldavia, and in the vicinity of 
the Cafpian Sea, They feem to have a peculiar pre- 
dilecftion for the moft dreary fterile fpots, where the 
nature of their food g' ves their flefh a flavour highly 
difgufting to many palates. The females generally 
bring forth their young in May, and only one at a 
time; notwithftandingwhich,the numjbers of thefe 
animals are prodigious. The young of this fpe- 
cies are covered with a foft fleece, curled and wav- 
ed like new-dropped lambs, Thefe animals are mi- 
gratory; and, in the ruttingfealbn, which is late in 
autumn, they colle6l in thoufands, and retire into 
the more fouthern latitudes. In fpring, they again 
diX^-ide into little flocks, and wander northward^ 
continually fliifting their reftdence, Thefe crea- 
tures are remarkable for their vigilance ; and, by a 
kind of inftin6t, never all lie down to reft at the 
fame time : while the majority repofe, fome watch 
as centinels; and, in their turn, are fucceeded by 
others thus refrefhed. By this precaution, which 
ftrongly marks their fagacity, they guard againft 
the approaches of wolves, and baffle the ftratagems 
of the hunters. 
Though the Scythian Antelopes outftrip the 
fvvifteft couriers, they are often overtaken through 
timidity andfhortnefs of breath. While running, 
they feem to incline to one fide, and fcarcely to 
touch the ground; but no fooner does a dog give 
them the flighteft wound, than they inftantly tum- 
ble clown, Vv^ithout the leaft appearance of refift- 
ance. In a ftate of nature, they have no voice; 
but, when brought up tame, they utter a found 
nearly refembling the bleating of fheep. The heat 
of the fun, reflefted from the fandy defarts which 
they traverfe, renders them almoft blind in fummer, 
or at leaft extremely fhort-fighted ; and, of courfe, 
more liable to be caught. Of all animals of the 
kind, this fpecies feems to be the mofl libidinous, 
and vigorous. If caught young, they are capable 
of being rendered very docile and domeftic ; but, 
when old, they become wild and untraftable, and 
refufe every fpecies of fuftenance while in a ftate of 
confinement. The hunters purfue them with guns, 
dogs, or black eagles trained up to this kind of 
falconry; and they always approach them againft 
the wind, left thefe creatures fhould linell their 
enemies ; 
