only about twelve inches in height--a very pigmy among
the antelopes--also belongs to the same region. Several other small
species--or pigmy antelopes, as they are termed--are found along the
west coast of Africa, viz., the Black-rumped guevei of Fernando Po; the
Grisled guevei of Sierra Leone; and the White-footed guevei of the same
region. The little creature known as the Royal antelope, or
Guinea-musk, is a native of Guinea. Still others in South Africa are
the Ree-boc and the Reed-boc--the latter deriving its name from its
habit of frequenting the reeds that grow along the banks of the South
African rivers. In the Island of Zanzibar there is a very small species
of antelope; and another found in Abyssinia, and called also the
Madoqua, is said to be the smallest of all horned animals--being not so
large as an English hare!

In North Africa--in the Sahara Desert--exists a large species, called by
the Arabs the Wild Ox. It is one of the clumsiest in shape of the whole
tribe. In the south two kinds are near akin to it--the Harte-beest or
Secaama, and the Sassaby or Bastard harte-beest. The Korrigun is
another of these large antelopes, belonging to Western Africa; and the
Bonte-boc and Bles-boc are two similar kinds, existing in the country of
the Hottentots. The Bosch-boc, or Bush-goat, is still another of the
southern antelopes, which derives its name from its dwelling-place--the
bushy thickets--out of which it never shows itself; and, in addition to
all these, there is the Decula of Abyssinia, the Guib of the western
coast, the Ingala of Natal, and the Broad-horned antelope of the Bight
of Biafra.

We have not yet mentioned the _Gazelles_, which are, perhaps, the most
interesting of all the antelope tribe. It is not necessary to describe
their forms, or dilate upon the gracefulness of their movements and
appearance. Their beautiful eyes have been a theme for the admiration
of all ages. We shall only remark here, that there are several species
of antelopes called gazelles, and that they are all natives of Africa.
There is the Dorcas gazelle of Egypt, Barbary, and Asia Minor; the
Isabella gazelle of Egypt and Kordofan; the Mhorr of Western Africa; the
Abyssinian mhorr of the eastern parts of the continent; the Andora of
Sennaar, Dongola, and Kordofan; and, lastly, the Korin. These are all
gazelles; and it is believed that several other species may yet be found
in the interior parts of Africa. Such is the l