THE ANTELOPES AND GAZELLES 191 



Loders gazelle is a true desert species, found in 

 the Sahara hinterland, from Egypt to Morocco. 



The Isabella is another desert gazelle, found from 

 the Red Sea littoral to Kordofan. 



Heuglins gazelle inhabits the uplands of Bogos- 

 land and Abyssinia, but is at present little known to 

 gunners. 



The Red-fronted gazelle, sometimes called the 

 Senegal gazelle, is met with in Senegal and Gambia. 



The Rufous gazelle is a little-known animal, 

 specimens of which have been brought from Algiers 

 by Sir Edmund Loder. It is a big gazelle, standing 

 30 inches at the shoulder, and pale chestnut in colour. 

 It inhabits, apparently, fairly well-watered country, 

 and is found in Western Algeria and the adjacent 

 regions of Morocco. 



Thomson s gazelle is an interesting species, found 

 on the high and open plateau of Masailand and in 

 other parts of British and German East Africa. It 

 is a small species, standing no more than 26 inches 

 at the shoulder ; but the horns are very good, 

 elegant in shape, strongly ringed, almost to the 

 tips, and measuring as much as 15 inches over the 

 curve. This is not a difficult gazelle to stalk, and 

 the gunner can usually secure a steady shot by 

 approaching it quietly on the open plains. 



Grant's gazelle is a very handsome species, stand- 

 ing more than 3 feet at the shoulder and carrying 

 extremely fine horns for its size. These horns have 

 a graceful lyrate curve, and measure in the rams as 

 much as from 25 to 27 inches. An exceptional 



