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THE INDIAN GAZELLE, CHINKARA OR RAVINE DEER. 
Gcizellci Bennetti. Native names : Chinkara , Kcilpnnch , Hind.; Phanskela, 
U. P.; Ask, Babich. ; Kalsipi , Mahr. ; Tisha, Mudari , Can. ; Sankhuli, Mysore ; 
Burudu Jinka , Tel. ; Merrik, Gond ; //zrni, Punjab. 
Habitat. —The plains and low hills of the U. P. and Central India, Baluchis¬ 
tan, Punjab, Sind and Rajputana, Bombay and Madras to south of the Kistna.. 
? Description. —Light chestnut above, white on sides and buttocks, chin, 
breast and lower parts white, tail black, knee brushes dark brown, a whitish 
streak down each side of the face, which is dark rufous. Both sexes are horned , 
those in the male nearly straight, the number of rings usually being 15 or 16. 
It is usually seen in small parties in ravines and waste ground,, seldom on 
alluvial plains or near cultivation ; sand hills it is particularly partial to, and it 
abounds in the Indian deserts. Grass and leaves are its food, and it is said 
never to drink. It is very swift, not particularly wary, and when alarmed, 
stamps its fore-feet and hisses through the nose, hence “ Chinkara”—the 
Sneezer. The flesh is excellent. 
Measurements. —Average height at shoulder, 2b ins. A\eiage horn mea¬ 
surement, 11 ins. Weight of bucks, 50 lbs. *, of does, 40 lbs. 
Record Heads, -Rajputana has provided the record, a fifteen inch head 
now in the possession of the Rana of Jhalawar. A buck vith 1 L inch hoi ns 
