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THE LOEIAN WHITE WATERBUCK 
Passing still further north, we descend to the low, arid, and 
stony deserts about the shores of Lake Rudolf. Here another 
variety is met with — namely, that known as Bright’s. The 
horns are shaped like those of the northern form, the lesser 
curves being noticeable from a side view, as shown in the 
photograph. The markings of this type, however, more 
resemble those of Soemmerring’s gazelle than they do those of 
the typical G. granti. The black face markings of Soem- 
merring’s gazelle, it is true, do not occur, or only to a much 
less extent, in certain individuals, but the unmistakable 
white rump patch is almost identical, with this difference, that 
while the white patch in the typical Gazella granti commences 
at the root of the tail or slightly below it, in Bright’s variety 
it extends several inches above the tail and up the back. 
This gazelle is thinly distributed over an area extending 
from about lat. 2° N. to nearly 6° N. along the shores of 
Lake Rudolf and north and south of that lake. Eastwards it 
extends into the lower Borana country, but on the Juba River 
Soemmerring’s gazelle is met with ; so the two must meet some- 
where between the Juba and the Golbo, or lower Borana. How 
far it extends westwards is, I believe, at present unknown, 
The country it inhabits consists of dusty or lava-strewn deserts, 
with thorn patches here and there, and is capable of support- 
ing but little animal life. The Rendile people, who inhabit the 
country to the south-east of Lake Rudolf, call this animal 
4 haul,’ a name almost identical with the Somali name for 
Soemmerring’s gazelle, namely, 4 aoul.’ — G. H. Stigand (Extract 
from the ‘ Field ’). 
THE LORIAN WHITE WATERBUCK 
Sir, — May I point out that the white waterbuck from the 
Lorian swamp and the neighbouring part of the Guaso Nyiro 
river in British East Africa, of which an example was recently 
described and figured by Lord Gifford in the Field of August 6, 
are of much greater interest than the ordinary sporadic albinos, 
occasionally met with in various parts of Africa ? These, 
