GAZELLES AND OTHER SMALL ANTELOPES 



In the mountains of the Nyika I discovered a new 

 species of the klipspringer (Oreoiragits schilUngsi nen- 

 manni). When pursued, this agile animal bounds from 

 rock to rock, uttering a shrill sound of alarm. The 

 Masai call it " n'gossoiru." I found this beautiful, small 

 antelope on the dry mountain slopes and on the hilly, 

 rock-covered steppe of the Masai high plateaus. 



The bushy and forest-clad regions are peopled by 

 numerous varieties of small antelopes. I have hunted 

 and collected for our museums — the Harvey duiker an- 

 telope, the common duiker, the Kirk dik-dik, the Neu- 

 mann steinbok, the Zanzibar antelope, and other pygmy 

 varieties. 



May others succeed where I have failed — namely, in 

 taking satisfactory pictures of these graceful animcds. 



