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A COLONY IN THE MAKING 
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cut. Anything over 20 inches makes a nice pair of 
horns. 
Hunters Antelope forms a connecting link between 
the hartebeeste and the impalla. He is very local 
and found only along the lower waters of the Tana. 
Anything over 20 inches is a fair pair of horns. 
Soemmerings Gazelle is said to occur in the north¬ 
east corner of the British Boran. 
Thomas Kob or the Uganda Kob are found along 
the Nzoia river and from thence up to the Uganda 
border wherever the conditions are suitable. There 
used to be two or three small herds in the neighbour¬ 
hood of Kipigori and Kibos stations, but these herds 
were most conveniently situated for shooters anxious to 
add another variety to their collection, and it is doubtful 
whether now there are more than two or three speci¬ 
mens left. Certain modifications in size and colour 
nearly earned for these herds the honour of a sub¬ 
species. Any over 20 inches are shootable horns. 
Grevy s Zebra replaces the common variety in the 
northern deserts. Herds of both varieties may be 
seen together, but never mingling, in the neighbour¬ 
hood of Archer’s post on the northern Guaso Nyero. 
Once the river is crossed, Grevy’s zebra entirely 
replaces the other species. This zebra is at least a 
hand the taller of the two, and stands about fourteen 
hands. The stripes are narrower and much closer 
together. Instead of barking, it emits a sound much 
more like a donkey’s bray. It has been suggested that 
this species might be domesticated, but, apart from the 
difficulty of collecting live specimens in any quantity, 
there is no real reason to suppose that it would prove 
any more satisfactory than Chapman’s variety. 
Peters Gazelle .—A much smaller and distinct 
