2996 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol, XIII. 
About the Dibatag and the Gerenuk I have little to tell that has not 
_iready been told by others. The latter seem to be ubiquitous throughout 
the country, excepting the summits of the mountain ranges. In the “ Book 
of Antelopes” there are beautiful plates of both animals in the most life- 
like attitudes, but the colouring of the Dibatag therein lacks a little the 
distinct bluish-grey tint which pervades the animal as one sees it in life 
but which is in a great measure lost in the made-up skin, . 
The known range of this antelope has extended considerably since the 
Australian sportsman after whom it was named first obtained specimens of 
it in 1890, On our present expedition we beganto meet with it about 20 
miles north of Darror, on the southern edge of the Haud, and continued to 
find it westwards as far as Awaré, near Milmil. South of that line it has 
been traced almost to the River Shebeyli, and now Messrs. Sclater and 
Thomas tell us that it has turned up again near Mount Kilimanjaro in 
German East Africa, so that we may reasonably expect that some intermedi- 
ate habitat exists and will be brought to light before long, 
The high grass prairie, studded with open tree jungle and mimosa bushes, 
which, in Somaliland at all events, forms the usual haunt of the Dibatag, 
is just the sort of country through which the Rhino, too, delights to 
wander; and I have little doubt that when the distribution of this 
interesting antelope has been fully ascertained, it will be found that where 
the Dibatag is, there is the Rhino also. 
In such ground as I have mentioned as being the favourite resort of the 
Dibatag, it is naturally very difficult to see them on foot, and one may easily 
pass or put up animals, quite close at hand, without knowing it. I would 
accordingly recommend any sportsman who treats himself to the luxury of a 
riding-camel, to bring the latter into requisition when hunting Clarke’s 
Gazelle. You will certainly see many more of them from the back of 
your camel than you would from the ground, and so far as my own 
experience goes, you will find it much easier to get shots, for the chances 
are that instead of putting up the animal at very close quarters and 
getting a difficult. “ flying” shot, as he bounds away through the long 
grass, you will see him with your glasses before he sees you, You can then 
quietly slip down from the back of your camel and doa careful stalk Gn 
the course of which an occasional ant-hill ofthe obelisk pattern will very 
often assist you much in keeping your direction) and the result will be a 
much more steady and satisfactory shot than would otherwise have been the 
case. f 
On an emergency you may even try ashot from your perch, as the ordinary 
viding-camel is quite indifferent to the report of a rifle fired from his back. 
The only objection is that when you slacken the rein to take the shot, the 
faithful “‘ummin-bird” has an aggravating knack of squirming his neck 
round to watch the interesting operation. 
