TIGER SLAYER BY ORDER 



which is long and narrow. The nostrils are large and 

 valvular, eyes large, ears narrow with their inner surface 

 white. The shoulder is heavy and powerful, but the 

 forequarters are poor and droop away. The tail is long and 

 tufted black. The texture of the coat is exceedingly fine, 

 and in the sunlight glistens like that of a well-groomed 

 horse. 



The chief peculiarity of this animal is in its skull, which 

 rises about four inches above the brain cavity, and is quite 

 separate from the cranium. 



Hartebeest are found on open grass plains and thorn 

 jungles. They feed principally on grass. I have met vast 

 herds of these animals south of the Golis Range. They 

 are extremely inquisitive beasts and have frequently 

 followed my caravan, halting occasionally within two 

 hundred yards to gaze at it. Like the majority of African 

 antelopes, they can exist for several days without water. 



The sommering gazelle is very common in Somaliland, 

 and I have seen vast herds of over one thousand on the 

 plains of the Haud. He stands about thirty to thirty-six 

 inches. The general colour is fawn, the face markings 

 being well-defined and nearly black. The peculiar cha- 

 racteristic of this animal is the white rump, which can be 

 seen at a long distance. The horns vary in shape, and are 

 often wanting in symmetry, being generally lyrate, the 

 point turning inwards and forwards. The average length 

 is about fourteen inches ; the largest pair I secured was 

 fourteen and a half. 



Like most of the African antelopes, they are subject to a 

 peculiar parasitical worm or maggot, which bores through 

 the flesh and is found below the skin, setting up a local 

 inflammation and making the meat uneatable. This 

 gazelle is quite as inquisitive as the hartebeest. 



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