46 SJOSTEDTS KILIMANDJARO-MERU EXPEDITION. 2. 



decide upon the question whether the nasal spot was a good character or not, and 

 he added that the spot is strong in specimens from N. Uganda and Lado and it is 

 therefore possibly a geographical character* . At that time, however, Mr. 



THOMAS did not like to speak quite positively about this question. Later on I had 

 the pleasure of receiving a new communication from Mr. THOMAS in which he stated 

 that the specimens of Gazella thomsoni from British East Africa always have the 

 black nasal spot. In such a case I think that it is correct to regard this characte- 

 ristic as denoting a geographic subspecies with a more northern distribution and with 

 the distinguishing mark gradually better developed in the most remote parts of its 

 area of distribution, viz. Northern Uganda and Lado which zoogeographically belong 

 to another district than Kilimandjaro. 



In consequence of this I think it is convenient to assign a third name to the 

 variety with the black patch on the nose and it is therefore proposed here to call 

 the northern variety of Thomson's Gazelle as figured in The Book of Antelopes (Vol. 

 II, PI. LXVII1) Gazella thomsoni nasalis. 



The Thomson Gazelle was in some districts common, and lived usually in herds 

 associated with the related Grant Gazelle from which, however, it was easily distin- 

 guished already at a distance by its sharply defined, broad black lateral band and 

 its smaller size. These Gazelles were most numerous at Ngare na nyuki, Ngare nai- 

 robi (PI. 4, fig. 1), and Kiraragua. Small calfs started and scared on the steppe 

 run with exceedingly great speed (SJOSTEDT). 



Gaxclla grant! BROOKE. 



Gazella granti BROOKE, SCLATER & THOMAS, Book of Antelopes III, p. 179. 



Usambara: 1 young kid from Same 2T /B 1905 - Kilimandjaro: 1 J 1 specimen 

 from the steppe at Ngare nairobi u /s 1905 1 young specimen from the same 



locality 16 /s 1905 - - 2 specimens (J\ ?) from the Kibonoto steppe at the river Kira- 

 ragua 2I /9 1905 4 specimens (J 1 , ?, ?, juv.) from the same locality Oct. 1905 - 

 1 J 1 specimen from the Kibonoto steppe 27 /io 1905 1 specimen without label. - 

 Meru, Ngare na nyuki, very common*. 



The young kid differs in colour considerably from the adult animals. The 

 general colour is sandy, more yellow on the neck, more grey on the back, finely 

 mixed with black everywhere because many hairs have black tips. Along the middle 

 of the back these black tips are more numerous so that an indistinct dark band is 

 formed. A light lateral band is conspicuous, pale sandy. Below the same the dark 

 band is found but its blackish ground colour is mixed with sandy in consequence of 

 broad subterminal whitish rings to the hairs. Some hairs have only black tips and 

 are otherwise sandy whitish. The dark lateral band is thus not sharply defined. 

 The lower parts are white. A black pygal band is present but the white of the hams 

 is not so broad at the tail as in the adult. The crown of the head is grizzly grey 

 with a black patch in the middle. The forehead yellowish brown. A black spot on 



