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eyes to the throat, forming a junftion with that in 
the face by a lateral band of the fame colour. A 
black line extends from the neck to the loins, 
compofed of hairs longer than the reft; the neck, 
back, and fides, are of a dark grey; and the breaft 
and belly are a lively white. The tail, which is 
about two feet long, is terminated with long black 
hair. This fpecies is about the fize of a buck; 
and feems moft attached to the plains; inhabiting 
Egypt, the Cape of Good Hope, Perfia, Syria, 
Arabia, and India. The Dutch at the Cape dif- 
tinguifhi it by the name of the chamoife. 
Antelope, Algazel. This antelope is de- 
fcribed by BulFon to be of a red colour, having the 
breaft and buttocks white : the horns are long, 
fiender, and upright, bending internally towards 
the top; and fometimes they are extremely full of 
annulations, though on others of the fame fpecies 
there are very few. This beautiful creature inha- 
bits Bengal, Lybia, Egypt, and fome other tropi- 
cal countries. It runs with amazing agility up the 
fteepeft precipices, but in the plains it's pace feems 
confiderably retarded. It is very difficult to be 
caught ; but when once accuftomed to a domeftic 
ftate, it becomes remarkably tradable. Some na- 
turalifts fuppofe this to be the antelope leucoryx 
of Oppian, of which two drawings are preferved 
in the Britifh Mufeum; but there are certainly 
fome material variations, though probably not fuf- 
ficient to conftitute a diftinft fpecies. 
Antelope, Bezoar or Pasen. This animal, 
in it's general figure and conformation, refembles 
thofe antelopes already defcribed, except that 
there is a fmall variation in it's horns; and that it 
has feverai qualities and difpofitions peculiar to it- 
felf. It never ventures in the plains, but inhabits 
the moil inhofpitable and rocky mountains ; par- 
ticularly thofe of Perfia: it is, however, not un- 
frequentiy found in Egypt and Arabia. Tliis an- 
telope is one of thofe animals famous for produc- 
ing the Bezoar, a concretion formed in the intef- 
tines or ftomach, which was once held in the 
higheft reputation for it's fancied medicinal virtues. 
This ftone is generally found from the fize of an 
acorn to that of a pigeon's egg; it's value in- 
creafing in proportion to it's magnitude. It was 
formerly fold at a moft extravagant price: but the 
general dilfufion of fcience (over the European 
countries, at leaft) has taught mankind to invefti- 
gateit's real qualities; which appearing to have been 
greatly magnified by credulity, the value of Bezoar 
is of courfe now much decreafed. It is fometimes of 
a blood colour, and at others of a pale yellow, 
and all the intermediate fhades. It's furface is 
generally fmooth and gloffy ; and, on being broke, 
it emits a fragrant fmell like ambergris, which pro- 
bably originates from the aromatic food on which 
the animal fubfifts. The ufe of Bezoar, however, 
is nowalmoft univerfally exploded by judicious phy- 
ficians; though it ftill retains it's fuppofed value 
in thofe regions where the knowledge of nature 
is not far advanced. Experience, indeed, has not 
only convinced mankind in general that few cures 
are to be afcribed to this fubftance; but, on the 
contrar)^, that it even proves fatal to the animal 
from which it is produced. Thefe kind of con- 
cretions, however, do not appear to be peculiar to 
this creature alone ; they are found in almoft eveiy 
tribe of animals, the carnivorous kinds excepted ; 
and evidently arife from the praftice of licking off 
their hair, which grows into balls, in the inteftines, 
of the fize and nature already defcribed. 
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Antelope, Harnassed. This fpecies of an- 
telope is a native of Senegal, principally frequent- 
ing the plains and woods. It's colour is a deep 
tawny; and it's fides are moft curioufly marked 
with two tranfverfe bands of white interfered by 
two others from the back to the belly. On the 
rump are three white lines pointing downwards on 
each fide; and it's thighs are fpotted with white. 
The tail is only ten inches long, and covered with 
long rough hairs. The ears are broad; and the 
horns, which are ftraight, are nine inclies long, 
pointing backwards, with two fpiral ribs. The 
Dutch at the Cape of Good Hope give this ani- 
mal, the title of the bonte bock, or fpotted goat. 
Antelope, African. This animal, which is 
about eighteen inches high, is of a moft elegant 
and beautiful form. The horns are ftraight, flen- 
der, fliarp-pointed, (lightly annulated at the bafe, 
and about three inches long. In the middle of 
the head, between the horns, is an upright hairy 
tuft ; and on both fides, between the ears and the 
nofe, are deep cavities, containing a yellow, oily 
fluid, which coagulates into a ftrong-fcented fub- 
ftance, fomewhat between the mufk and the civet. 
This being collefted, the liquid again flows out 
and coagulates. Some have fuppofed this to be 
the tears of the animal; but as the cavities con- 
taining the fluid have no communication with the; 
eyes, we cannot fubfcribe to this opinion. 
The colour of the neck and body of this animal 
is brown, with a flight tinge of yellov/; the belly 
is white; and the tail, which is black above, and 
white beneath, is flnort. The females are diftin- 
guiftied by being deftitute of horns. 
Antelope, Indian. This animal is about 
five feet high, thick-bodied, and ftrongly made; 
but pofl"efl"ed of flender legs in proportion to it's 
magnitude. The horns are thick and ftraight, 
marked with two prominent fpiral ribs, for a con- 
fiderable way from the bale, but fmooth towards 
the points. The head is of a reddifh hue ; the 
forehead is broad; and the nofe is pointed. On 
the forehead grows a line of long loofe hairs; andj 
on the inferior part of the dewlap, a confiderable 
tuft of dufky hair. A fhort black mane extends 
from the head quite to the tail. The reft of the! 
body is of a blueifn grey colour, flightly tinged 
vnth red. The tail is fliort, covered with fliort 
afh-coloured hair, and terminated by a large tuft 
of long black hairs. The females of this fpecies 
(to which the Hottentots give the name of empho- 
phos) have horns like thofe of the males. 
The Indian Antelope alfo inhabits the fouthern 
parts of Africa, and appears to have a ftrong pre- 
diledlion for the mountainous parts of that coun- 
try. Being naturally fat and fleftiy, it is flow- 
paced, when compared with many of the antelope 
race ; and, confequently, falls an eafier prey to the 
hunpei-s, who greatly efteem it's flefh. 
Antelope, Royal. The Royal Antelope, 
called alfo the Chevrotin, or Little Guinea Deer^ 
is perhaps the fmalleft and moft beautiful of all 
cloven-footed quadrupeds. It's legs, when thickeft, 
are not much larger than a goofe-quill. It is 
about nine inches in height, and fourteen in 
length from the point of the nofe to the infertion 
of the tail. It's fhape is delicate beyond defcrip- 
tion ; and it appears like a ftag in miniature, ex- 
cept that the horns of the male (for the female 
has none) are hollow, and annulated like thofe of 
the antelope tribe. It has broad ears ; and, hav- 
ing two canine teeth in the upper-jaw, difl^ers in that 
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