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THE CAPRID^E. 
howfiver, allowing them to approach within the reach 
of harm. In India they hold various stations in 
the mythology of the Hindu, and in the superstitions 
of other sects. Their flesh is, however, generally 
paten, that of many of them much esteemed. They 
form a great portioei of the food of the larger carni- 
vora. 
Ihe first animal to he noticed is 
