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deepens into chestnut along the back. It is frequently spoken of by the great 
Bruce in his accounts of the Abyssinian country. The mqdoqua is a mountaineer 
and is not gregarious. 
The Diver Antelope, Duyker, Duykerbok, Impoon ( Cephalophus mergens), 
takes its name from its 
habit of diving into the 
brush, and is a solitary little an¬ 
telope of southern Africa,whose 
ingenious devices for protect¬ 
ing himself are alike numerous 
and curious. When approached 
it will leap over bushes and 
again dive through them, mak¬ 
ing so many sharp turns as to 
make it almost impossible for 
man or dog to follow it. It 
will then quietly crawl along 
under the bushes for quite a 
distance, when it will jump to 
its feet and bound away. Even 
when a shot is had the sports¬ 
men will often lose the game 
because of its power of carry¬ 
ing without great inconvenience quite a heavy load of shot. It 
southern Africa. It is small, gray, and has straight, sharp horns. 
ARABIAN GAZELLES OPPOSING A LEOPARD. 
belongs to 
It is very 
tenacious of life and will frequently turn to 
bay and charge the hunter. 
The Four-horned Antelope, or 
Chouka ( Tetracerus quadricornus) , is an 
Indian species. The front horns, situated 
just above the eyes, are short, the back 
pair longer; the female wears no horns. 
The four-horned antelope is only about a 
foot and three-quarters in height, and is 
bay above and gray beneath. 
The Chamois (. Rupicapra :) is a wary, 
mountain antelope, gregarious in its habits. 
It always keeps a sentinel upon guard, and 
when danger is announced the whole herd 
gives one look of inspection before taking 
to flight. The chamois can be domesticated 
and converted into a household pet. It is 
brownish-yellow, with a black streak along 
the back; in winter the color becomes 
blackish-brown. The face and throat are 
chamois. a yellowish-white, varied by a dark bank 
forming rings about the eyes, and extending 
thence to the corners of the mouth. The horns, doubtless familiar as articles 
of ornament, are jet-black, sharp-tipped and highly polished; they are about 
