294 A COLONY IN THE MAKING chap. 



cut. Anything over 20 inches makes a nice pair of 

 horns. 



Hunters Antelope forms a connecting link between 

 the hartebeeste and the impalla. He is very local 

 and found only along the lower waters of the Tana. 

 Anything over 20 inches is a fair pair of horns. 



Soemmering s Gazelle is said to occur in the north- 

 east corner of the British Boran. 



Thomas Kob or the Uganda Kob are found along 

 the Nzoia river and from thence up to the Uganda 

 border wherever the conditions are suitable. There 

 used to be two or three small herds in the neighbour- 

 hood of Kipigori and Kibos stations, but these herds 

 were most conveniently situated for shooters anxious to 

 add another variety to their collection, and it is doubtful 

 whether now there are more than two or three speci- 

 mens left. Certain modifications in size and colour 

 nearly earned for these herds the honour of a sub- 

 species. Any over 20 inches are shootable horns. 



Grevys Zebra replaces the common variety in the 

 northern deserts. Herds of both varieties may be 

 seen together, but never mingling, in the neighbour- 

 hood of Archer's post on the northern Guaso Nyero. 

 Once the river is crossed, Grevy's zebra entirely 

 replaces the other species. This zebra is at least a 

 hand the taller of the two, and stands about fourteen 

 hands. The stripes are narrower and much closer 

 together. Instead of barking, it emits a sound much 

 more like a donkey's bray. It has been suggested that 

 this species might be domesticated, but, apart from the 

 difficulty of collecting live specimens in any quantity, 

 there is no real reason to suppose that it would prove 

 any more satisfactory than Chapman's variety. 



Peters Gazelle, — A much smaller and distinct 



