The Bison tribe and its distinguishing marks--Its former existence in Palestine--Its general habits--Origin of its name--Its musky odour--Size and speed of the Bison--Its dangerous character when brought to bay--Its defence against the Wolf--Its untameable disposition 131 THE GAZELLE, OR ROE OF SCRIPTURE. The Gazelle identified with the _Tsebi_, i.e. the Roe or Roebuck of Scripture--Various passages relating to the Tsebi--Its swiftness, its capabilities as a beast of chase, its beauty, and the quality of its flesh--The Tsebiyah rendered in Greek as Tabitha, and translated as Dorcas, or Gazelle--Different varieties of the Gazelle--How the Gazelle defends itself against wild beasts--Chase of the Gazelle--The net, the battue, and the pitfall--Coursing the Gazelle with greyhounds and falcons--Mr. Chasseaud's account of a hunting party--Gentleness of the Gazelle 133 THE PYGARG, OR ADDAX. The Dishon or Dyshon--Signification of the word _Pygarg_--Certainty that the Dishon is an antelope, and that it must be one of a few species--Former and present range of the Addax--Description of the Addax--The Strepsiceros of Pliny 141 THE FALLOW-DEER, OR BUBALE. The word _Jachmur_ evidently represents a species of antelope--Probability that the Jachmur is identical with the Bubale, or Bekk'r-el-Wash--Resemblance of the animal to the ox tribe--Its ox-like horns and mode of attack--Its capability of domestication--Former and present range of the Bubale--Its representation on the monuments of ancient Egypt--Delicacy of its flesh--Size and general appearance of the animal 143 THE SHEEP. Importance of Sheep in the Bible--The Sheep the chief wealth of the pastoral tribes--Tenure of land--Value of good pasture-land--Arab shepherds of the present day--Difference between the shepherds of Palestine and England--Wanderings of the flocks in search of food--Value of the wells--How the Sheep are watered--Duties of the shepherd--The shepherd a kind of irregular soldier--His use of the sling--Sheep following their shepherd--Calling the Sheep by name--The shepherd usually a part owner of the flocks--Structure of the sheepfolds--The rock caverns of Palestine--David's adventure with Saul--Penning of the Sheep by night--Use of the dogs--Sheep sometimes brought up by hand--How Sheep are fattened in the Lebanon district--The two breeds of Sheep in Palestine--The broad-tailed Sheep, and its peculiarities--Reference to this peculiarity in the Bible--The Talmudical writers, and their directions to sheep-owners 146 THE CHAMOIS.