]94 THE PRONG-HORNED ANTELOPE. 
wood ; but are not met with in tlie continuous wood- 
ed country. 
“ This animal has a graceful form, a slender head, 
with large eyes, and long delicate limbs. The horns 
are black, and rise directly upwards and outwards, 
without any inclination either forwards or backward, 
and curve sharply in towards each other at their tips. 
They are much compressed in a lateral direction, to 
about half their height, where they give out a thin 
triangular and bracket-shaped process, which pro- 
jects directly forwards for more than an inch. The 
surface of the lower half of the horns is striated, and 
is rough, with small warts and knobs, two or three 
of which project from a quarter to half an inch. The 
situation of these knobs varies in diflferent speci- 
mens.” 
The hair which clothes the body resembles that 
of the moose or rein-deer in its structure ; it is long, 
round, tapering from the root to the point, waved, 
and of a soft and brittle texture ; its interior is white 
and spongy, like the pith of the rush. When the 
liair makes its first appearance in summer, it forms 
a smooth coat, and has the ordinary flexibility and 
appearance of hair ; but as it lengthens, it acquires 
the brittle spongy texture at its roots, and, increas- 
ing at the same time in diameter, it becomes erect, 
and forms a very close coat. As the spring ap- 
proaches, the fine and flexible points are rubbed oflF, 
particularly on the sides, where the hair appears as 
if it had been clipped. The mane on the hind head 
