in our own country in
regard to the common goat--many people keeping one in their stables,
under the belief that it is beneficial to the health of the horses!

Another Sing-sing is the Equitoon, or Kob, of Senegal--often confounded
with the former species.

A very beautiful antelope is the Blue buck, or Blauwboc of the Cape
colonists. It is a large, bold animal, with horns ringed, and gently
curving backwards. Its skin is jet black; and it is this colour
reflected through the ashy-grey hair that gives the animal that purplish
or blue tint, whence it derives its name. It is found in small troops
on the plains north of Kurrichane; and when wounded, or in the rutting
season, the males are dangerous creatures. Another similar species, but
larger, is the Tah-kaitze, which is plentiful in the country of the
Bechuanas. It is so ferocious in its disposition, that the native
hunters fear to attack it with the asseghai; but prefer capturing it in
pitfalls.

The Black buck is a species of similar character and habits; and in
Senegal there is one, not unlike the foregoing, known among the French
as _vache-brune_, and called by the Mandingoes _white mouth_.

The Pallah is another fine species of South African antelope. Its horns
are of the lyrate form, and its colour a bright rufous. It is on this
account known among the Dutch colonists as the Rooye-boc (Red buck). It
runs in small troops, and is found in the country of the Bechuanas, who
hunt it for its flesh.

The Stein-boc is one of the slenderest and most graceful of antelopes.
It lives upon stony plains and in mountain valleys in South Africa--
hence its name of _stein-boc_, or stone buck. It is very swift, and,
when at full speed, will often spring over fifteen feet at a single
leap. Its flesh is much prized, and on this account it is hunted
eagerly by the natives; so that, although one of the swiftest of
animals, it is now rare in most parts of the Cape colony.

The Grys-boc is a closely allied species, but not so elegantly formed,
nor yet so swift. It hides when closely pursued--thrusting its head
into a bush, or squatting like a hare in her form. The stein-boc has a
similar habit.

The Bleek-boc, or Ourebi, is one of those antelopes which have the
curious appendages upon the knees called brushes. It is a large animal,
and its flesh is eaten by the Kaffirs, in whose country it is chiefly
found. A very similar species, called the _gibari_, exists in Nor