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tawn-colourcd forehead, and the hirger extent of white on tlie buttocks. 

 The distributional area of this race extends from the [ih\ins of Eastern 

 Turkestan to Lob- Nor and the borders of the Clobi desert. A coloured 

 plate of this animal will be found m the Scientific Rau/ts of' the Second 

 } 'arkdnd Expedition. 



THE ALTAI GOITRED GAZELLE 



[Cjc!ze//ti suhgutturosa sairensis) 



The Altai representative oi: the goitred gazelle was first recognised as a 

 distinct race in the Great and Small Game of India., Biirnui., and 'iihet, on the 

 evidence oi a mounted buck from the Sair Mountains presented to the 

 British Museum by Mr. St. George Littledale. It is characterised by its 

 relatively large stature (27 inches at the shoulder), comparatively short and 

 sparsely ridged horns, white forehead, and the slight development of the 

 dark face-markings. The Sair, or Saiar, Mountains are situated in the 

 Great Altai on the north-western border of Mongolia in loWii. 86 E. and 

 lat. 47' N. 



Before taking leave of the gazelles of Central Asia, an extract may be 

 made from pp. 183 and 184 of Prince DemidofiF's After Wdd Sheep in the 

 Altai and Mongolia. The passage runs as follows : — 



" In three hours we found ourselves on the table-land, about 1500 feet 

 above camp level. Although our tents appeared to stand at the very foot 

 of the range, yet so deceiving was the distance over the steppe, that the 

 hills seemed gradually moving away from us as we advanced over that 

 endless plain. On our way we came across several herds of antelopes, 

 probably A. gutturosa., and here for the first time we alsc^ met with 

 antelopes of a much smaller species, which my Kalmuks called Salte. 

 They would start at a few hundred vards from us, and jump for some time 

 on the same spot like india-rubber balls, before dashing off at a tremendous 



