the Hiflory of ANIMAL Si J 
Capra cornubus teretibus, reEUJJimis, longijfmis, > 
baft annularis . l£f)£ Jfftirfatt 3ftlt£? 
the Capra, w/V/5 cylindric,Jlraight, /<?«£ i0jpg 3 0£ $5&308^|J03t# 
horns, annulated at the bafe* 
This is an extreamly beautiful animal, and the horns are different from fhofe of all 
others of this genus 3 the creature is of the bignefs of the common fallow deer: the 
head is fmall, oblong, and obtufe at the noftrils 3 the ears are patulous 5 the eyes are 
large and prominent: the horns are not lefs than three feet in length 3 when full- 
grown, they ftand eredl, and are perfectly ftraight; they are annulated or marked with 
divifions ftanding circularly above the reft of the furface, toward the bottom, but all 
the way up from the part they are fmooth, and of a fhining furface, and black co¬ 
lour : the neck is fhort and thick 5 the body is of an elegant form, rounded, and not 
very thick : the legs are long and flender 5 the tail is a foot in length, and is hairy all 
the Way down : the whole body is fometimes of a paje and bright brown colour 5 
fometimes it is darker, and often is variegated in a very elegant manner, and has the 
fpots difpofed like thofe in the panther: the hoofs are always black, and the lower 
part of the legs alfo is ufually fo* 
This is a native of the Eaft. Moft authors have defcribed it, though many of them 
very inaccurately. They have called it Gazella Indica, and Capra Bezoartica. The 
Bezoar-ftone, a drug of more price than virtue, though not than fame, is found in 
the ftomach of this animah 
Capra cor nubus ter etibus, perfeSle annularis, arcuatis. 
the Capra, with cylindric, arched, and perfectly an¬ 
nulated horns* 
This is a fmall but a very beautiful fpecies 5 it is not equal to the common deer in 
fize, but it greatly refembles it in fhape, and, were it not for the horns, would be more 
aptly referred to that than to the goat-kind : the head is larger than in the others, but 
it is not broad but rounded 3 the nofe is obtufe, and the noftrils are wide: the eyes are 
large and prominent 5 the ears are large and patulous 3 the horns arife from the mid¬ 
dle of the forehead, juft between the eyes 5 they are not remarkable for their length, 
but they are of a beautiful black colour, and are annulated ail the way from the bafe 
to the very tips 5 they rife up ftraight from the head, but they are bent near the middle 1 
the neck is fhort, and fomewhat thick 3 the body is long and flender j the legs are 
flender, and the tail is moderately long arid black. 
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The back is of a dufky grey 3 the belly white, and the fldes are of a mixed colour, 
between grey and whites there alfo runs down a broad line of white from the fore¬ 
head to the nofe 5 the infide of the ears alfo, and the under part of the tail, are white. 
This is a native of Africa, but it is fometimes brought over to us alive, and kept in 
our parks. Many of the writers on animals have named it, but few have accurately 
defcribed it. They call it Capra Africana. 
Capra capite fafciculo tophofo, cavitate infra oculos . 
the Capra, with a tophofe bunch on the head, and a hollow under the eyes «■ 
This is a very beautiful fpecies 5 it is confiderably fmaller than the common goat: 
the head is large, and is ornamented with a very Angular protuberance in the middle 3 
this is of a flefhy fubftance, and covered with a deep fur : the ears are moderately 
large and patulous 3 the eyes are large and protuberant, and, what is very Angular, there 
is a cavity on each Ade of the head, between thefe and the nofe, in which there is 
fecreted a yellowifh foetid liquor, which foon coagulates, and becomes black : the pre¬ 
fect quantity being wiped away, there is immediately a frefh fuppiy fecreted ; thefe ca- 
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