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75. 12. 10. 31. 28. Skull and horns. Dhama Valley, 

 on northern side of Beansi Pass ; collected. by Mr. N. Troup. 



THE GOITRED, OR PERSIAN GAZELLE. 



GAZELLA SUBGUTTUROSA. 



Antilope subgutturosa, Giildenstadt, Acta Ac. sci. Petrop. 1778, pt. 1, 

 p. 251, 1780. 



Gazella subgutturosa, Gray, List, Mamm., Brit. Mus. p. 160, 1843; 

 Blanford, Fauna Brit. India, Mamm. p. 528, 1891 ; Sclater and 

 Thomas, Book of Antelopes, vol. iii, p. 89, 1898 ; Lydekker, 

 Game Animals of India, etc. p. 192, 1907 ; Ward, Records of 

 Big Game, ed. 6, p. 246, 1910. 



It is possible that one or both of the under-mentioned 

 specimens may belong to the allied G. seistanica (Lydekker 

 Nature, vol. Ixxxiii., p. 202, 1910) of Eastern Persia. 



76. 12. 10. 31. 100. Skull and horns. Pishin Valley, 

 Kelat, Baluchistan ; collected by Col. Sir 0. B. St. John. 

 In this specimen, which stands No. 6 in Mr. Ward's list, the 

 horns measure 13 inches in length by 4J in girth, with a 

 tip-to-tip interval of 4 inches. 



77. 12. 10. 31. 29. Skull and horns. The horns are 

 smaller than those of the preceding specimen, the girth 

 being 3f , and the tip-to-tip 3 inches. Locality unknown. 



THE SAIKIK, OR YARKAND GAZELLE. 



GAZELLA YARKAXDENSIS. 



Gazella subgutturosa var. yarkandensis, Blanford, Journ. Asiat. Soc. 

 Bengal, vol. xliv, pt. 2, p. 112, 1879, Zool. 2nd Yarkand Mission, 

 Mamm. p. 88, pi. xv, 1879 ; Sclater and Thomas, Book of 

 Antelopes, vol. iii, p. 94, 1898; Lydekker, Game Animals of 

 India, etc. p. 196, 1907. 



Gazella yarcandensis, Lydekker, Nature, vol. Ixxxiii, p. 202, 1910 ; 

 Ward, Records of Big Game, ed. 6, p. 247, 1910. 



78. 12. 10. 31. 30. Frontlet and horns. Plains of 

 Yarkand ; collected by Mr. A. Dalgleish. This specimen 

 stands No. 2 in Mr. Ward's list. Length of horns 16, 

 girth 15, tip-to-tip 3 inches. The record length is 17 inches. 



79. 12. 10. 31. 31. Skull and horns. Same locality 

 and collector. 



80. 12. 10. 31. 32. Skull and horns. Same locality 

 and collector. 



