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with narrow white lines, which are less clear as the lip is approached ; neck 

 very distinctly marked with large patches of colour, almost hexagon and 

 sexagon shaped, divided by narrow white lines. More deep reddish brown 

 extending from base of horns to about centre of back, and is continued by a 

 dark coloured line to root of tail. Upper sides marked as well but lighter, 

 and with the same divisions clearly defined ; under part of belly has larger 

 markings and is less distinctly coloured ; upper portions of the fore-legs have 

 larger markings than those of the hind, and fade away when the knee is 

 reached ; below the knee is of creamy white. This, I believe, is the first 

 specimen shot in Somaliland by an Englishman, and is certainly a very 

 handsome skin. By Major Wood's permission it can be seen at 1 66 

 Piccadilly by any one interested in the subject. 



(Signed) Rowland Ward. 



(The skin was exhibited at the last meeting of the Zoological Society, 

 and its polygonal patches of colour, separated by narrow white lines, 

 remarkably distinguished it from the spotted giraffes with which the 

 members are more or less familiar. — Ed., The Field.) 



Note by Captain M. B. Ffinch on the Somaliland Giraffe 



Native Name, Geri 



This specimen was killed in November 1893 in the Aulihan country. 

 Our party (Major Wood and myself) crossed the Webbi Shebeyli at Juri, 

 marched along the river through the Karanleh country for two and a 

 half days, then, leaving the river, struck south and slightly east, and at the 

 midday halt, on the second day after leaving the river, came across the first 

 giraffe tracks seen, but these were some days old. The country had been 

 gradually rising after leaving the river, and when, after coming through 

 jungle covered with low bush of different varieties, we crossed between 



