The History of ANIMALS.

Capra cornubus teretibus , reElijstmis. i longistimis ,

bast annulatis. Xtj£ InDirlN AlltL-

The Capra , w/V/6 cylindric,straights and very long GtZ^Lr-ZOAt.-

horns , annulated at the base.

This is an extreamly beautiful animal, and the horns are different from those of allothers of this genus; the creature is of the bigness of the common fallow deer: thehead is small, oblong, and obtuse at the nostrils; the ears are patulous; the eyes arelarge and prominent: the horns are not less than three feet in length ; when full-grown, they stand erect, and are perfectly straight; they are annulated or marked withdivisions standing circularly above the rest of the surface, toward the bottom, but allthe way up from the part they are smooth, and of a shining surface, and black co-lour : the neck is short and thick ; the body is of an elegant form, rounded, and notvery thick : the legs are long and slender; the tail is a foot in length, and is hairy allthe way down: the whole body is sometimes of a pale and bright brown colour;sometimes it is darker, and often is variegated in a very elegant manner, and has thespots disposed like those in the panther: the hoofs are always black, and the lowerpart of the legs also is usually so.

This is a native of the East. Most authors have described it, though many of themvery inaccurately. They have called it Gazella Indica, and Capra Bezoartica. TheBezoar-stone, a drug of more price than virtue, though not than fame, is found inthe stomach of this animal.

Capra cornubus teretibus , perfeEie annulatis , arcuatis.\The Capra , with cylindric , arched\ and perfeElly an-nulated horns.

%l)t AfricanAnMspe.

This is a sin all but a very beautiful species; it is not equal to the common deer insize, but it greatly resembles it in shape, and, were it not for the horns,, would be moreaptly referred to that than to the goat-kind : the head is larger than in the others, butit is not broad but rounded ; the nose is obtuse, and the nostrils are wide: the eyes arelarge and prominent; the ears are large and patulous ; the horns arise from the mid-dle of the forehead, just between the eyes; they are not remarkable for their length,but they are of a beautiful black colour, and are annulated all the way from the baseto the very tips; they rife up straight from the head, but they are bent near the middle:the neck is short, and somewhat thick; the body is long and slender; the legs areslender, and the tail is moderately long and black.

The back is of a dusky grey; the belly white, and the sides are of a mixed colour,between grey and white; there also runs down a broad line of white from the fore-head to the nose; the inside of the ears also, and the under part of the tail, are white.

This is a native of Africa, but it is sometimes brought over to us alive, and kept inour parks. Many of the writers on animals have named it, but few have accuratelydescribed it. They call it Capra Africana.

Capra capite fafciculo tophofo , cavitate infra oculos.

The Capra , with a topkofe bunch on the head> and a hollow under the eyes .

This is a very beautiful species; it is considerably smaller than the common goat:the head is large, and is ornamented with a very singular protuberance in the middle ;this is of a fleshy substance, and covered with a deep fur : the ears are moderatelylarge and patulous; the eyes are large and protuberant, and, what is very singular, thereis a cavity on each side of the head, between these and the nose, in which there issecreted a yellowish fœtid liquor, which soon coagulates, and becomes black : the pre-sent quantity being wiped away, there is immediately a fresh supply secreted : these ca-

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