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last, but cannot keep up a long run, coming speedily to 
bay, and defending themselves with their long horns. 
We have now reached the last form among the 
Antelopine animals, and also among those which our 
guiding author has placed in a manner by themselves, 
combining a variety of characters, but having one in 
particular, the shoulders always standing considerably 
higher than the croup. The three last groups of this 
description were found in Africa. The present ani- 
mal inhabits Northern India ; and though exhibiting 
the same make, and, as it were, humped form at the 
shoulders, is rather a graceful animal ; but it is a cu- 
fious circumstance, and shews their affinity, that by 
the native names these animals are not at all grouped 
tcith the antelopes, but invariably bear some designa- 
tion having the meaning of cow or ox, with some ac- 
cessory attached, derived from their colour or other 
distinguishing mark. It will be illustrated by 
