MOHR. 



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MOHR (Gazella mohr). 

 [Sir VICTOR BROOKE, Bart., P.Z.S. 1873, p. 548.] 



HAIR close-set and smooth ; central facial band grizzled rufous above, 

 fading away below into the dirty white of the lower parts of the face 

 and cheeks ; dark facial streak thin, but definite, black ; spot on the 

 throat, breast, belly, anterior of hind legs and posterior of fore legs, 

 rump, and tail (with the exception of the black tip) white ; the white 

 of the rump projects forwards into the deep rufous fawn-colour of the 

 neck, back, sides, and haunches ; this colour, which is darkest on the 

 neck, runs down the front of the fore and outside of the hind extre- 

 mities ; lateral bands wanting ; pygal band blackish rufous, very thin 

 and short ; ears moderate ; horns in both sexes ; in the male 

 very massive and rather short, strongly annulated, the points pro- 

 jecting suddenly and boldly forwards; knee-brushes long; height 

 about 34 in. 



The Mohr or Mhore, is 4 ft. 2 in. long from the nose to the 

 origin of the tail, 2 ft. 6 in. high at the shoulder, and 2 ft. 8 in. 

 at the croup ; the length of the head from the nose to the root of the 

 horn is 7 in. ; that of the horn 9^ in. on the curve, and 7^- in. in a 

 straight line ; and that of the tail 7 in. without the terminal tuft. 



Habitat Senegal. 



