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THE I’BONG-HORXKD ANTELOPE. 
Dkrumcsrus farcifer — Smith. 
PLATE XXII. 
Antilocapra American ortl, Journal de Physique — Antilope 
furcifer, Smithy Linn. Trans, xiii — Richards. Faun. Bo- 
reali-Americana Dicranocerus furcifer, Smith in Griff. 
Cur. iv. L'lT, and Synoji. 
This animal retains tlie cervine form, more than 
any of the other antelopes. The character of the 
hairing, the short tail, and light coloured di.sk upon 
the buttocks, combined with the slight [lahnalion 
and prong of the horns, all contribute to keep up the 
resemblance ; and in addition, the structure is also 
more allied to the deer. 
The prong-horned antelope is found in the noitli- 
west territory of the United States. It is a common 
animal on the plains lying betwixt the Saskatchewan 
and .Missouri, and is also met tvith on the plains of 
the Columbia. Tlieir most northerly range, accitfd- 
inir to Dr Richardson, is about laL bS“, on the banks 
<jr the north branch of the Saskatchewan, where they 
are merely auinmer visitants. They frequent open 
prairies and low hills, interspersed with clumps of 
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