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NATURAL HISTORY. 
they walk, they move both their fore-legs to- 
gether. 
The ANTELOPE, 
principally cliftinguiflied from the goat 
and deer, by having its horns annulatcd and 
twilled, bunches of hair on the fore-legs, the 
lower part being llreaked with black, red, or 
brown, and the infide of the ears having three 
white llreaks. 
The Antelope genei-ally inhabits the wai-m- 
ell climates, thole of America excepted. It 
is equally aflive and elegant, timid, lively, 
and vigilant. Like the hare, its hind-legs 
are longell. It has alfo cloven feet, and per- 
manent horns, like the dieep, which are fmall- 
er in the female than the male. 
The chafe of thefe animals is a favourite 
diverlion in the call. In flcctnefs they ex- 
ceed the greyhound, which frequently cauf- 
es the fportlincn to train a falcon to over- 
take them in the chale. Their fwiftnels, has 
afforded many beautiful limilies and allurions 
in the eaflcrn poetry. The eye of the ante- 
lope is fuppofed to be the moll beautiful of 
any animal in the world, blending brilliancy 
with mceknefs. Some of- this fpecics form 
themfelves into herds rrf two or three thou- 
fand, and generally feek their food in hilly 
countries. vScVcral fyllematic writers have 
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