. Seventeen trips through Somaliland and a visit to Abyssinia; with supplementary preface on the 'Mad Mullah' risings. Maxamad Cabdulle Xasan, 1864-1920; Ethnology; Zoology. THE FAUNA OF SOMALILAND 317 Both kinds are fond of salt, but do not want water, and it is hard to understand what they can pick up to eat in the wretched ground frequented by them. They generally avoid thick bush, and have curiosity which amounts to impudence, but are wonderfully on the alert and hard to shoot, seeming to know the range of a ritie, and presenting a small target. The Klipspeinger {Oreotragus saltator) Somal
. Seventeen trips through Somaliland and a visit to Abyssinia; with supplementary preface on the 'Mad Mullah' risings. Maxamad Cabdulle Xasan, 1864-1920; Ethnology; Zoology. THE FAUNA OF SOMALILAND 317 Both kinds are fond of salt, but do not want water, and it is hard to understand what they can pick up to eat in the wretched ground frequented by them. They generally avoid thick bush, and have curiosity which amounts to impudence, but are wonderfully on the alert and hard to shoot, seeming to know the range of a ritie, and presenting a small target. The Klipspeinger {Oreotragus saltator) Somali name, Ahiknd These small antelopes live in the most rugged mountains, poising themselves on large boulders and leaping from rock to rock. They are neither shy nor hard to shoot. G61is and. KLIPSPRINGER (Oreotragus saltaU>r). Length of horns, 3J inches. Assa Ranges, and the hills near Gebili, are the best ground in which to look for them. go in twos and threes. The longest horns I saw in SomAliland were about three and a half inches in length. The females are hornless. The coat is very coarse, resembling that of no other antelope ; the hairs being almost like quills, and so loosely planted in the skin that it is difficult to preserve a specimen. The hoofs are also peculiar, being nearly cylindrical, and cup-shaped Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Swayne, Harald George Carlos, 1860-. London, R. Ward, limited
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