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Head of Dorcas Gazelle. 
The DORCAS GAZELLE (Gazella dorcas). 
Rozal or Hemar, Algerian Arabic. Ghasal, Syria. 
Among the characteristics of the present species may be noted the 
indistinctness of the dark lateral band dividing the fawn of the upper- 
parts from the white beneath, and the perfectly lyrate form of the 
horns, which are of medium length, with the middle portion twisted 
outwardly, and the tips converging towards one another. Height at 
shoulder, 21 to 22 inches; total length about 42 inches. General 
colour of upper-parts pale fawn, of rather variable tint, with the face- 
markings distinct. 
Distribution —The plains of Morocco, Algeria, and thence eastwards 
through Egypt into Palestine and Syria; southwards to Nigeria 
and the Sudan. 
ength Circum- Tip to 
en Sout rence. ie: Locality. Owner. 
133 44 22 Kordofan . ; : | eta Nathan: 
134 4 3h Syria . : : d . H. H. Youssouf Kamal. 
13% 44 2 Algeria : 3 : . Sir Edmund G. Loder, Bart. 
