Grant's and Soemmerring's Gazelle 361 



Collection, was described as follows by Mr. Oldfield Thomas, of the 

 British Museum : — 



" Gaz.ella grant/, nolata sub-sp. n. 



"Similar in all essential characters to the typical G. %ranti, but dis- 

 tinguished by the greater length, breadth, and intensity of both the dark 

 and light lateral bands. The former is nearly black, the latter pale buff, 

 and succeeded above posteriorly by a second dark band, lighter than the 

 main lateral band, darker than the centre of the back. Pygal band black 

 and strongly defined. 



" Habitat. — W. slope of the Lorogi Mountains, British East Africa. 

 Collected and presented by Arthur H. Neumann, Esq. This handsome 

 gazelle has since been obtained in the same region by Mr. H. S. H. 

 Cavendish." ' 



It remains to be said that this gazelle has been raised by Mr. Thomas 

 to the dignity of a distinct species during the last year, 1898. 



H. A. Bryden. 



Scemmerring's Gazelle [Gazella scemmerringi) 



Arab Name, Red Sea Littoral, Arial ; Somali Name, Aoul ; 

 Abyssinian Name, Meidafihel 



This fine animal is a native of North-East Africa, being especially 

 numerous in certain parts of Somaliland. Formerly it was distributed all 

 over that portion of the Horn of Africa, and it was a very common occur- 

 rence to perceive large herds on the maritime plain which lies between 

 the Golis range and the sea. Constant persecution by hunters, both native 

 and foreign, has had the effect of compelling the species to retire south of 

 the mountains, and at the present time an individual is rarely seen near the 



1 This statement has since proved to be erroneous, Mr. Cavendish having mistaken the species. 

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