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general type of those of riififrons, but longer ; while the face-markings 

 are less rufous ; there is a well-defined black nose -spot ; and the 

 wholly black flank-band is of great depth, and in immediate contact 

 with the white of the under-parts. The general colour of the upper- 

 parts is deep sandy rufous, with all the markings well defined ; the 

 central face -streak being a deeper rufous, and the light flank -band 

 present, although only slightly paler than the back, while there is a 

 narrow black band defining the white of the rump from the rufous 

 area of the back. The average weight is about 5 5 lb., and the record 

 horn-length i 5^ or 16 inches. 



The high open plains of Masailand are the chief haunts of this 

 elegant little gazelle, whose range includes the interior of British and 

 German East Africa from Lake Rudolf southwards to Irangi. The 

 Laikipia plateau is a well-known haunt ; where, as in other places, 

 the species is often found in company with Grant's gazelle. 



Mr. A. H. Neumann writes : — 



" I have not found this gazelle difficult to approach. This is 

 perhaps because it inhabits country where the natives do not, as a 

 rule, molest the game, for it is not the custom of the Masai to eat 

 the meat of wild animals. I have, however, not killed many myself, 

 having preferred to devote my attention to bigger beasts when seeking 

 to provide meat for a large caravan while passing through its habitat. 

 On one occasion, however, when we were in urgent need of food and 

 no other game was procurable close by, I shot several single males 

 that were scattered about, each by itself (as is the habit of the very 

 old rams), in the perfectly bare plains south of Naivasha, without any 

 trouble, by simply walking after them." 



GRANT'S GAZELLE 



( Gazella grant 2) 



Suara, SwAHlLl ; Ngoli, NoDOROBO ; Hidi, Galla 



(Plate x, figs. 2 and 3) 



With this large and handsome species we come to a group of 

 gazelles distinguished not only by their tall stature but likewise by 

 the circumstance that the white of the rump intrudes to a greater or 

 less degree on to the fawn-coloured area of the sides of the back. In 

 the present species the long and slender horns of the bucks are 

 typically distinctly lyrate in form and ridged nearly to their summit ; 



