MK. R. I. rOCOCK 0\ A NEW RED- FRONTED (JAZELLE. 



The exhibitor reuim-ked that thanks to Mr. Pliillii)i)s' 

 generosity, the parents of this young bird now formed part of 

 the Society's collection, and were amongst the rarest of the 

 exhibits, since at the present time they were probably the only 

 living examples of this fine species in captivity. 



Mr. R. I. PococK, F.R.S., F.L.S., F.Z.S., Superintendent of 

 the Gardens, exhibited two photographs (text-figs. 2 & 3) of a 

 male specimen of Red-fronted Gazelle {Gazella rii/j/rons) which 

 came from Kano in Northern Nigeria, and was presented to the 

 Society in 1908 by Col. Julian Hasler. This specimen apparently 

 represented an undescribed i-ace which he proposed to name 

 and to diagnose as follows : — - 



Gazella rufifrons hasleri.* 



Abstract P. Z. S. No. 100, p. 47 (Oct. 31st). 

 Back ochre-fawn in colour with a well-defined paler ai-ea 

 between the richer tint of the dorsal area and the infero-lateral 



Text-fig. 2. 



Side view of Red-fronted Gazelle, Gazella rnffrons hasleri. 



black stripe. This stripe, as in the typical foi-m from Senegambia, 

 with a narrow border of fawn below. Basal inch of the tail the 

 same tint as the back, the rest black. Only a faintly defined dark 



* The complete account of this new snbspecies appears here, but since the name 

 and a preliminary diagnosis were published iu the ' Abstract,' it is distinguished l>y 

 being underlined. — Ediiok, 



