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Show 1873.] SIR V. BROOKE ON THE GENUS GAZELLA. 545 1869. G. bennettii, Kinloch, Large Game of Thib. p. 57, and plate. 1870. , Blanf. Geol. & Zool. Abyss, p. 261, pl. L. fig. 2. 1872. Tragops bennettii, Gray, Cat. Rum. Brit. Mus. p. 39. Hair of moderate length. Central facial band rufous above, becoming darker below, often forming a distinct blackish nose-spot; light facial streak whitish ; dark facial streak rufous fawn-colour; dark lateral and pygal bands very slightly indicated, being a little more rufous than the bay fawn-colour of the back, sides, and haunches ; tail black. Knee-brushes well developed, colour variable. Size rather larger than that of Gazella dorcas. Horns present in both sexes, but rather small in the female ; in the male they are strongly annulated, diverge gradually as they rise, with the points directed forwards and a little outwards. Hab. India; Southern Baloochistan and Southern Persia (Blanf). Mr. Blanford's valuable paper, read at the Society's meeting on the 18th of last March, gives very exact details of the range of this species. The specimens brought by Mr. Blanford from Persia differ in no important characters from Indian specimens. 11. GAZELLA FUSCIFRONS. Gazella fuscifrons, Blanf. P. Z. S. 1873, p. 317. Central facial band strongly marked, grizzled black ; light facial streak grey, fairly definite, as is also the blackish dark facial streak; cheeks and anterior of neck grey ; back of the neck, back, sides, haunches and legs sandy ; lateral streaks wanting; belly and rump whitish. Knee-brushes long, black. Ears very long. Horns (of *f only known) strong, annulated, bending forwards and very slightly inwards at the tips. Size about equal to that of Gazella dorcas. Hab. Deserts of Jalk, separating Seistan from Baloochistan. This species appears to be decided and well marked, as far as it is possible to judge from a single specimen. The remarkably bold forward curvature of the points of the horns, the long ears, dark face and neck, will, I have no doubt, be found to render specimens from the same locality justly entitled to equality with many of the species above mentioned. 12. GAZELLA SUBGUTTUROSA. 1778. Antilope subgutturosa, Guld. Act. Acad. Petrop. vol. i. p. 251, t. 9-12. 1788. , G m . Syst. Nat. p. 186. 1816. Gazella subgutturosa, Blainv. Bull. Soc. Phil. p. 75. 1820. , Desm. M a m . p. 454. 1827. A. subgutturosa, H a m . Smith. Griff. An. Kingd. p. 331. 1829. , Fisch. Syn. p. 460. PRO1188C43.36 Z.. OGOaLz.e lSloac s-u,1b 8gGu7otl3td,ufr .oN Ssoca.h, rX GeXbr.aX ySV,u. pC palt.. vM.a pm.m 1.1 9B6r.i3t 5. Mus. p. 160. |