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up, running swiftly and bringing with him the telegraph wire we had 

 passed in darkness the night before. Needless to say it acted perfectly, and 

 in a few minutes we had three arial instead of two lashed on the camels. 



They are pretty beasts, both male and female bearing horns, not unlike 

 those of the springbuck, though heavier. The method of hunting is nearly 

 always the same, and, except as an excuse for an outing or when in want 

 of meat, there is no great sport in their pursuit. 



Before Christmas they had entirely disappeared from the immediate 

 vicinity of Suakin, and I presume they migrate considerable distances 

 in quest of grazing. They are not the least shy so long as there is plenty 

 of grass, and I have frequently seen arial and flocks of sheep and goats 

 and camels practically side by side, which doubtless accounts for the ease 

 with which one can approach them. I understand that they are to be met 

 with in large numbers along the banks of the Atbara, and even occasionally 

 on the Nile, but I do not think they have been bagged during the past 

 year on either of those rivers. Not because they were not there, but for 

 the reason that sportsmen in those parts have had more serious shooting 

 to do. William Sitwell. 



Addra Gazelle (Gazella ruficollis) 

 Dongola Name, Addra ■ Arab Name, Ariel 

 This is one of the largest of the gazelles, and is found in the Soudan 

 regions^ Kordofan, Dongola, and Sennaar. It is a striking-looking 

 animal, mainly white as to its body-colouring, the only rufous-fawn tint 

 being apparent on the neck, which is strongly rufous, and the upper 

 part of the back, about as far as the middle. There is a faint trace of 

 colouring upon the front of the face and towards the rump. A tinge of 

 rufous shows also upon the front of the fore-legs. The horns are hooked 

 upwards and forwards. A pair in the Natural History Museum measure 



