The book of antelopes . 9,muzzle to orbit 3*6. Horns of males curved like those of G. isabella, but decidedly shorter, notor little longer than the skull. Female. Similar to the male, but the horns slender, scarcely ringed, nearlyas long as those of the other sex. Ilab. Oman, Eastern Arabia. On the 15th of August, 1873, the Zoological Society of London received asa present from Major C. B. Euan Smith (now Col. Sir Charles B. EuanSmith, ) a male Gazelle which he had brought with him from 156 Muscat. On September 20th of the same year a female, obviously of thesame species and obtained at
The book of antelopes . 9,muzzle to orbit 3*6. Horns of males curved like those of G. isabella, but decidedly shorter, notor little longer than the skull. Female. Similar to the male, but the horns slender, scarcely ringed, nearlyas long as those of the other sex. Ilab. Oman, Eastern Arabia. On the 15th of August, 1873, the Zoological Society of London received asa present from Major C. B. Euan Smith (now Col. Sir Charles B. EuanSmith, ) a male Gazelle which he had brought with him from 156 Muscat. On September 20th of the same year a female, obviously of thesame species and obtained at the same place, was received by the Society ondeposit from Mrs. Harris, then of Limefield, Kirkby Lonsdale. Sir VictorBrooke having then lately published his well-known monograph of theGazelles in the Zoological Societys Proceedings, and being speciallyinterested in the group, Sclater lost no time in calling Sir Victors attentionto these animals, with which he was much delighted. Sir Victor described Fig. 70. Fie. 70
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