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Show 546 SIR V. BROOKE ON THE GENUS GAZELLA. [Jlllie 3, 1844. Antilope subgutturosa, Wagn. Schreb. Suppl. iv. p. 406 ; Schinz, Syn. p. 402. 1846. , Sund. Pec. p. 269. 1850. Gazella subgutturosa, Turner, P. Z. S. p. 168. 1852. , Wolf & Sclat. Zool. Sketches, vol. i. pl. 22; Gray, Cat. M a m m . Brit. Mus. p. 58. 1855. A. subgutturosa, Wagn. Saugeth. p. 404 ; Gerv. Hist. Nat. M a m m . p. 204. 1859. , Gieb. Saugeth. p. 307. 1870. Gazella subgutturosa, Blanf. Geol. and Zool. Abyss, p. 261, plate 1. f. 4. 1872. , Sclat. Cat. Vert. Zool. Soc. Gard. p. 92. Hair in winter rough and coarse, in summer much softer and smoother. During both seasons the dirty white of the face and cheeks is only relieved by the dark facial streak, which is short and narrow, but defined by a sprinkling of rufous hairs ; the lateral and pygal bands are very faintly indicated, the dark bands being more rufous, the light band rather paler than the grey fawn-colour of the upper parts of the body ; breast and belly white. Tail and ears moderate in length, the former blackish rufous. Horns absent in the female ; in the male long, annulated, and lyrate, the points projecting inwards. Height about 26". Hab. High plateau of Persia; Northern Baloochistan ; Afghanistan (Blanf). In the female being hornless, and in the slightly diminished length of the ears and tail, this species stands intermediate between the typical desert Gazelles and those inhabiting the high steppes of Central Asia. 13. GAZELLA GUTTUROSA. 1767. Antilope gutturosa, Pall. Spic. Zool. fasc. xii. p. 46, t. 2. 1777. A. tzeiranl, Zimm. Zool. Geogr. p. 543. 1812. A. gutturosa, Licht. Berl. Mag. Naturk. vi. p. 171. 1836. , Goldf. Schreb. Supp. v. p. 1221, tab. 275. 1844. , Wagn. Schreb. Suppl. iv. p. 416. 1855. , Wagn. Saugeth. p. 408. 1862. , Radde, Reis. Siid. Ost-Sib. p. 254, t. xi. f. 6. Hair in winter long and coarse. Anterior part of the face slightly darker than the pale grizzled fawn-colour of the sides of the face, neck, back, sides, and haunches; facial and lateral markings wanting ; belly and anal disk, which surrounds the very short tail (the root of which is white, the tip fawn-colour), dirty white. In summer all the parts which are grizzled fawn in winter are of an " intense isabel yellow " (vid. Radde). Ears very short. Horns short, weakly annulated, the curves as in the last species, but much less boldly shown. Height about 30". Skull: anteorbital fossa very shallow ; nasals converge to a point and are rather elongated. Hab. Mongolia. The best account we have of this Gazelle is that given by Radde |