SPEKE'S GAZELLE 



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Head of Female Speke's Gazelle. 



SPEKE'S GAZELLE (Gazella spekei). 

 DJiero of the Somalis. 



From the edmi and its allies, with which it agrees in its leading 

 characteristics, this very peculiar gazelle is readily distinguished by the 

 development of a flabby corrugated elevation on the skin of the nose ; 

 the general colour of the upper parts being pale brownish fawn, with 

 the lateral band darker than in the other members of the sub-group. 

 Height at shoulder from 23 to 24 inches. 



The protuberance on the nose is probably connected with the 

 sexual function ; in dead specimens it exhibits a slight cavity beneath 

 the skin which can be inflated by blowing air into the nostrils, and it 

 is therefore probably capable of distension during life. 



Distribution. — The plateau in the interior of Somaliland, 



