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THE PRONG-HOUXED ANTELOPE. 
In those there was merely a short obtuse process of 
the frontal bone, scarcely to be felt throufjh the fnr, 
and not covered with horn. The young at birth are 
covered on the upper parts with short hair, of a clove 
brown colour, more or less hoary. The situation of 
the mane is marked by a dark line. The tail is yel- 
lowish-brown, and the buttocks are pure white. The 
dark mark on the nose, the one behind the angle of 
the jaw, and the bands across the throat, e-xists as in 
the adult. The legs are of a pure wood brown co- 
lour. 
The prong-Iiorned antelope, continues Dr Rich- 
ardson, appears on the banks of the Saskatchewan, 
sometimes a solitary animal, .sometimes in herds of 
ten or twelve. Its sight and sense of smell are acute, 
and its speed is greater than any other inhabitant of 
the plains, although, when there is a little snow on 
the ground, it may, with some little management, be 
run down by a high bred horse. The Indian hun- 
ters have no difficulty in bringing an antelope with- 
in gun-shot, by various stratagems, such as lying 
down on their backs, and kicking their heels in the 
air, holding up a white rag, or clothing themselves 
in a white shir", and shewing themselves only at in- 
tervals. The curiosity of the herd is so much rous- 
ed, that they wheel round the oltject of their atten- 
tion, and at length approach near enough to enable 
the hunter to make sure of his mark. 
Major Smith ha.s noticed another animal, under 
