THE CHINKARA 
(GAZELLA BENNETTI) 
T HIS gazelle is sometimes called the “ Ravine deer,” but the 
term is hardly ever used nowadays; it is found more or less 
all over India in suitable localities, but is most plentiful in the 
Punjab and in Bikanir. The Ghinkara may often be seen in the 
same localities as the blackbuck, but as a rule it prefers more 
broken ground, and does not show the same partiality for 
cultivation. Though not very wild, these are restless little beasts and keep 
continually twitching their tails and moving on, just when you think you 
are going to get a shot; they are quite good fun to stalk, but may lead you 
some distance before you ultimately get a chance of firing. The best bucks 
are generally found alone. Though the females carry small horns, they 
are not worth shooting as trophies. 
THE FOUR-HORNED ANTELOPE 
(TETRACEROS QUADRICORNIS) 
T HIS little antelope, found in Peninsular India south of the 
Himalayas, inhabits hilly districts covered with brush and 
grass jungles. It is not met with in Ceylon or Burma. Except 
for the four horns it is very similar to the duikers of Africa; 
it is not gregarious and is usually found in pairs, never very 
far from water. It is of retiring habits, and does not molest 
the crops. It lies very close in its form in the grass, and one may sometimes 
kick them up almost like rabbits. When once started their movements 
are very similar to those of the muntjac. Comparatively few are shot, and 
they are among those lesser beasts of India which are occasionally bagged 
by the sportsman when looking for other game. No one, of course, is likely 
to make an expedition especially to shoot them. The females are hornless, 
and the bucks do not always have all four horns completely developed, 
the front pair being sometimes represented merely by knobs. 
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