258 THE GAME Ol- BRITISH EAST AFRICA. 



GAZELLE, PETERS'S. 



Said to be found in parts of the Taru Desert, on tlie lower Sabaki, and in a part of Jubaland. 



GAZELLE, ROTHSCHILD'S. 



This little gazelle is reported to live near Gondokoro, on the Sudan border. 



GAZELLE, SCEMMERRING'S. 



Native Names. 

 Somali Aui. 



This animal occurs in part of the north-cast of the Borana country. 



See note under " Grant's Gazelle" of a type called by the Rendile " Haul." 



GAZELLE, THOMSON'S. 



Native Names. 



Swahili Swala Kavirondo Barai. 



(same name for all gazelle). Masai 01-oilii. 



Kikuyu Endaratali. 



Markings. — Black stripe on each side extendmg from centre of shoulder to the beginning 

 of the haunch. This stripe is about two inches broad at the shoulder and increases to about 

 four inches at the hip. Above this stripe the body is fawn-coloured, whilst below the belly is 

 white. The neck, throat, and chest are white and the tail is black. The rump is white, with a 

 faintly darker line at the top. The face is white with a brown blaze and black snip, and a dark 

 line from eyes to mouth. The animal has also tear glands and glands in the groin. 



This little buck is very common on most plains, especially on the Athi, the Guas Ngiro, and 

 the Rift Valley. It is seen sometimes in pairs and sometimes in herds of twenty or thirty, with 

 one adult buck. It is sometimes extremely tame. 



GAZELLE, WALLER'S. 



Native Name. 

 Rendile Tange. 



This, like most of the gazelles, is essentially a waterless-country animal. It feeds on 

 mimosa and other kinds of thorn, which its long neck and legs especially adapt it to reach. 



1 believe it was Teleki who first named this animal the giraffe gazelle. It is found on the 

 Serengeti Plains, in parts of Jubaland, and the lower Tana, and also in the Rendile and Samburr 

 countries and in the Borana. 



