254 RECORDS OF BIG GAME 
Head of Speke’s Gazelle. 
SPEKE’S GAZELLE (Gazella spekei). 
Dhero, Somali. 
From the edmi and its allies, with which it agrees in its leading 
characteristics, this very peculiar gazelle is readily distinguished by the 
development of a flabby corrugated elevation on the skin of the nose. 
The coat is thick and the general colour of the upper- parts pale 
brownish fawn, with the lateral band darker than in the other members 
of the sub-group. Height at shoulder from 23 to 24 inches. 
The protuberance on the nose is connected with the sexual 
function ; in dead specimens it exhibits a slight cavity beneath the 
skin which can be inflated by blowing air into the nostrils, and it seems 
therefore capable of distension during life. 
Distribution.—The plateau of Somaliland. 
Length 
peewee) eee! Ripe Owner 
123 4 Se Col. P. Schletter. 
11¢ 32 38 A. F. Williams. 
riz 32 43 Col. H. G. C. Swayne. 
11g 32 25 Lieut.-Gen. Sir Arthur Paget. 
114 43 2? T. W. H. Clarke. 
113 32 32 Capt. A. H. W. Temple. 
