ARABIAN GAZELLE 253 
The ARABIAN GAZELLE (Gazella arabica). 
From the edmi the ordinary Arabian race of this gazelle, which 
comes from Aden, may be distinguished by its smaller size, smoother 
hair, and darker colour, the general tint of the upper-parts being dark 
smoky fawn, with a distinct dark flank-band, the central face-band 
rufous fawn, and a black spot on the tip of the nose. The horns are 
relatively small. Height at shoulder, 24 or 25 inches. This race 
has been named G. a. erlangeri; the typical G. a. typica, which is 
from the island of Farsan, in the Red Sea, being lighter, with no dark 
flank-band. The Sinaitic G. a. rueppelld is coloured like dorcas with 
the face-markings of a. erdangeri ; the nose being reddish brown with a 
distinct blackish spot. 
Distribution—Western and South Arabia, where it is known as 
ghasal, its Syrian title being ariel or aiel. 
Length on Oy cum- Tip to 
pone RaeTaS ‘Tip. Locality. Owner. 
10? 47 42 Syria F é : . H. H. Youssouf Kamal. 
—104 44 44 S. Arabia : : . Dr. Albert von Stephani. 
84 4 2 Mocha, South Arabia . British Museum (W, T. Blanford). 
-974 2 43 ? Charterhouse Museum. 
4% 33 38 South Arabia. : . Sir Victor Brooke’s Collection. 
9 43 12 24 ? Col. H. G. C. Swayne. 
— Owner’s measurements. 
