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ORYX. 
tribes, the art of twisting, carving, and otherwise 
adorning the Iiorns of vario{is animals, which were 
kept in domestication or confinement, was carried to 
a great extent, to the most fanciful forms, and the two 
were sometimes approximated and twisted together. 
1 he Oryxes inhabit the more desert and uninha- 
bited districts, extending from Southern Persia to the 
Cape of Good Hope. They are able to subsist on 
the most scanty vegetation, and on succulent plants ; 
and being possessed of amazing swiftness, are able to 
pass quickly over a vast tract of country, and often 
change their station where the thin vegetation can be 
better obtained. When attacked, they are bold, and 
will resist, turning in necessity upon their assailer, 
and often with success. Although of the graceful and 
elegant proportions which we give to the tribe of 
Deer and Antelopes, there is a certain bovine look in 
their aspect, which might, perhaps, eventually cause 
a change to be made in their station, nearer to that 
group, and the native names generally liave some re- 
ference to Cow. As an example of Oryx, we repre- 
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