. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. GAZELLES 293 thorn Ijusli country. They inhabit waterk^ns parts and depend a good deal on the heavy dew for moisture, l)ut they like the thick bushes along the banks of water- courses. They possess elongated hairy noses and a tuft of hair on their crowns : the horns are short, straight, almost vertical, and possessed by the male The head of the Dik-dik, Madorpta i/neiilheri. The smallest antelope in East Africa. Uik-dik (sometimes c
. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. GAZELLES 293 thorn Ijusli country. They inhabit waterk^ns parts and depend a good deal on the heavy dew for moisture, l)ut they like the thick bushes along the banks of water- courses. They possess elongated hairy noses and a tuft of hair on their crowns : the horns are short, straight, almost vertical, and possessed by the male The head of the Dik-dik, Madorpta i/neiilheri. The smallest antelope in East Africa. Uik-dik (sometimes called Dig-dig) is the native name. Its chief peculiarit}' is its long hairy snout and shoit tail. The skull is als<j remarkable for the shortness of the nasal Ijones and the large size of tlie nasal chamber. The dik-diks are about fourteen inches hioh at the shoulders, with a body no l)igger than that of a rabbit. These small antelopes were discovered by Henry Salt, who travelled in Abyssinia in the early part. 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 Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936. London : Macmillan and Co. , Limited
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