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In Europe there are two species the well-known Chamois of the Alps, and the Saiga of Eastern Europe, which last is also an Asiatic animal. In describing the different species and we can only say a word or two of each we shall class them, not according to generic distinctions, but rather by their geographical distribution; and we shall begin with the Antelopes of Africa.
Palestine, habits of the chaffinch in. Pallas, on the perfection of the senses in the Mongolians; on the want of connexion between climate and the colour of the skin; on the polygamous habits of Antilope Saiga; on the lighter colour of horses and cattle in winter in Siberia; on the tusks of the musk-deer; on the odoriferous glands of mammals; on the odoriferous glands of the musk-deer; on winter changes of colour in mammals; on the ideal of female beauty in North China.
Antilope montana, rudimentary canines in the young male of. Antilope niger, sing-sing, caama, and gorgon, sexual differences in the colours of. Antilope oreas, horns of. Antilope saiga, polygamous habits of. Antilope strepsiceros, horns of. Antilope subgutturosa, absence of suborbital pits in. Antipathy, shewn by birds in confinement, to certain persons.
A sturdy lad came in, in a green nankin long coat, with a blue collar and livery buttons. 'Tell Fomka, said Tchertop-hanov abruptly, 'to bring in Ammalat and Saiga, and in good order, do you understand? Karp gave a broad grin, uttered an indefinite sound, and went away. Fomka made his appearance, well combed and tightly buttoned up, in boots, and with the hounds.
The Goa is another Thibetian species; and this ends our list of the tribe: for the two European antelopes, the Chamois and Saiga, and the one peculiar to the prairies of North America the Prong-horn have already received mention. Of these graceful quadrupeds there are nearly fifty species known to the scientific naturalist.
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