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SCYTHIAN ANTELOPE* 
pears,, that at certain seasons the animal is vicious 
and fierce., however gentle it may be at other times „ 
The first of this species that were brought into 
England were a male and female, sent from Bom- 
bay as a present to lord Clive, in 1767. They bred 
every year. Afterwards two others were sent over 
and presented to the queen by Mr. Sullivan. These 
were the two above described. 
They are uncommon in all the parts of India 
where we have settlements, those that are found 
there having been brought from the distant interior 
parts of the country. Bernier mentions them in his 
travels from Delhi to the province of Cachemire. 
He describes the emperor's amusement of hunting 
them, and says that sometimes great numbers of 
them are killed ; which proves them to be in suffi- 
cient plenty about their native habitations. In se- 
veral parts of the East they are looked upon as 
royal game, and are only hunted by the princes. 
Scythian antelope. 
The Scythian antelope is about the size of the 
fallow deer, and of a grey yellowish colour. The 
horns are annulated, about a foot long, and bent in 
the form of a lyre. The head is somewhat large, 
and the neck slender. The tail is about four 
inches long, naked below, clothed above with 
upright hairs, and ending in a tuft. , The females 
are without horns. 
These animals are found in several of the dreary 
open deserts of the continent about Mount Cau- 
casus, the Caspian Sea, and in Siberia. They 
chiefly confine themselves to countries where there 
are salt-springs,^ for on the plants that grow near 
them, and on salt they principally feed. While 
feeding, they frequently walk backwards, and 
pluck the grass on each side. They are migratory* 
