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Potamochoerus, Phacochcerus, Oreas, Kobus, Al- 



cephalus, &c. (Ungulata). 



Lasiomys, Lophiomys, Saccostomus, Pedetes, Ano- 

 malurus, Aulacodus, Pectinator, Bathyerges, 

 Georychus, &c. (Rodents). 



Parisoma, Artamia, Hypocolius, Corvultur, Hy- 

 phantornis, Vidua, Buphaga, Crithagra, Ama- 

 dina, &c. (Passeres). 



Dendropicus, Geocolaptes, Pogonorhynchus, Buc- 

 canodon, Xylobucco, Coua, Atelomis, Ispidina, 

 Bucorvus, ToccuSy &c. (Picarians). 

 Alectrcenas, (Ena, Chalcopelia, &c. (Columbidse). 

 Agelastes, Numida, Ptilopachus, &c. (Gallina- 



cese). 

 Polyb oroides, Lophoaetus, Melieirax, Nisoides, &c. 



(Accipitres). 



Me&ites, Himantornis (Rallidae). 

 Scopus, Balceniceps (Ardeidse). 



The lion, panther, elephant, and rhinoceros are also of 

 course among the most characteristic African Mammalia. 

 Of Rhinoceroses there are apparently three species, of 

 which only two, R. simus and R. bicornis, are at all known. 

 The third has been lately reported. Also limited to this 

 region are the zebras and quaggas, the last practically, 

 if not actually, extinct. Of chimpanzees there are two 

 well-marked species, the " common " chimpanzee and 

 Anthropopithecus calvus, a species discovered by du 

 Chaillu and until lately represented by a living specimen 

 ("Sally") at the Zoological Society's gardens. It is 

 quite likely that these are not the only two species of 



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