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KIRK'S DIK-DIK 



(Madoqua \Rhynctiotragus\ kirki) 



Paa, SWAHILI 



(PLATE vi, fig. 15) 



Discovered by Sir John Kirk in southern Somaliland, and named 

 by Dr. Giinther in 1880, this dik-dik is distinguished from the last 

 by a marked inferiority in point of size. 



Typically this species, as already mentioned, is a native of the 

 southern districts of Somaliland, but it also extends southwards into 

 British East Africa, where it is represented by a somewhat larger 

 race, Madoqua kirki hindei, first obtained by Dr. G. L. Hinde at 

 Kitui, about 3500 feet above sea-level. It was described by Mr. O. 

 Thomas in the Annals and Magazine of Natural History for 1902 

 (ser. 7, vol. x. p. 244). Compared with the typical Somali race, it is 

 more tawny, or fulvous, in colour, the back being bright grizzled fulvous, 

 in place of dull yellowish grey. The sides are also a brighter and 

 clearer fulvous than in kirki typica ; while even the sides of the under- 

 parts are tinged with the same hue, and the legs are deep reddish 

 fulvous. The white streaks above the eyes are conspicuous, the long 

 hairs of the crest are deep reddish fulvous with black tips, and the 

 upper half of the front margin of the ear is edged with black. 



The range of this race extends as far south as Kilimanjaro. 



THOMAS'S DIK-DIK 



{Madoqua {R]iynchotragus\ thomasi] 



To the representative of the British East African race of Kirk's 

 dik-dik inhabiting the Uniamwesi district, to the south of the Victoria 

 Nyanza, and Masailand, Mr. O. Neumann (Sitsungs-Berichte Ges. 

 Naturfor. Berlin, 1905, p. 89) has given the above specific name. It 

 is, however, probable that the animal might be better regarded as a 

 third race of kirki. 



It is distinguished from kirki Jiindei by the more uniformly rufous 

 tawny of the whole upper-parts ; in the former only the middle line 

 of the back being dark rufous tawny, while the sides are olive, or 



