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Antiloi’id.*:.^ MAMMALIA.- Antilopid.k. 169 
foot, leaping, it is said, as mncli as tliirteen feet in 
tlian two inches long, black, conical, and strongly 
height, and clearing a space of twelve yards at a single 
annulated. The tail is about the same length, dark 
bound ! The flesh is insipid. 
above and white below. The fur exhibits a dulh 
THE PALLAH {Aniilope melampus), or Betjuan, is 
brownish, buff, or mouse colour, generally ; being lighter 
a native of South Africa. It is a line species, standing 
underneath. The females are hornless. 
upwards of three feet high at the shoulders. The 
THE MOHR {Antilope Mohr) is an inhabitant of 
horns are twenty inches in lengtii, lyrate, and coarsely 
Western Africa, and stands about two and a half feet 
annulated. The genei'al colour is rufous, being much 
in height at the shoulder. The horns are of moderate 
darker above than below, whilst the belly is quite 
size, thick, and strongly annulated at the lower two- 
white. The tail is about a foot long, white at the 
thirds of their extent, the tips being rathar sharp, and 
extremity, and marked by a dark-brown streak down 
bent forwards. The fur exhibits a deep browni.sh-red 
the middle. The Pallah is gregarious in its habits; 
colour generally, but is white underneatli and on the 
only six or eight individuals constituting a herd. The 
back part of the rump. The Mohr is highly valued by 
females are hornless, and provided with two teats. 
the .\rabs on account of the bezoar stones or concre- 
The flesh is coarse, but i>alatable. 
tions found in its intestines. 
THE MADOQUA {Antilope Saltiana) is a remarkably 
THE SAIGA {Aniilope coins), or CoLUS, isan inhabi- 
small and slim-built antelope inhabiting the mountain- 
tant of eastern Europe from Poland to the Caucasus, 
ous districts of Abyssinia. The summit of the shoulder 
being also found in Northern Persia and Siberia. It is 
is only fourteen inches above the level of the ground ; 
of moderate size, and rather bulky in apiiearance. It 
but it stands rather higher on the hind quarters. The 
is gregarious in its habits, many thousands of them 
horns are correspondingly thiir, and about three inches 
herding together, and migrating southwards dining the 
in length, whilst the tail is only rudimentary, measuring 
cold season. Tliey are much hunted and valued for 
scarcely more than one inch and a half from root to 
the sake of their horns, which are light-coloured. 
tip. The females are hornless. 
semitransparent, and slightly twisted on their axis ; 
THE GUEVI {Cephalophus ptjgmceCis) —Vlate 19. fig. 
the skins of the young are likewise highly esteemed. 
64 — is even smaller than the species abox’e described. 
and employed in the manufacture of gloves. 
and has been variously designated the Pigmy antelope. 
THE CHIRU {Antilope Hodgsoni) is another gregari- 
Kleene, Blauw-boc, and Monmetzi. It is a native of 
ous species inhabiting the open plains of Thibet. It is 
South Africa, dwelling either singly or in pairs amongst 
a tine animal, measuring three feet in height at the 
dense woods and thickets near the sea-coast. The 
shoulder, and furnished with annulated horns more 
head is long and pointed, with a wide muzzle, short 
than two feet in length. The fur displays a bluisli- 
round ears, and diminutive Iiorns : the latter being less 
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grey colour generally, overcast with a rufous tint. 
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The Spring-boc Eucliore). 
The tali measures about eight inches from ro.ot to tip. 
THE SPRING-EOC {Gazella Euchore) is a beautiful 
The Chiru is shjq bold, swift, and, like other species 
little creature, everywhere scattered over the plains ot 
in which bezoar stones are found, is very partial to saline 
Southern Africa in countless herds (fig. GO). The 
matters, which it licks greedily. 
horns are black, lyrately disposed, provided with about 
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