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Tnbulidentata. 



Orycteronus sp. 



In many places especially in the territory adjacent to Ngare nairobi and Xgare 

 na nvuki burrows made by these animals were seen often in great number scattered 

 over the steppe. Even on the mountain in the upper cultivated zone freshly made 

 burrows of this were observed (SJOSTEDT). 



Supplementary notes on the Kast African Warthog. 



It has been stated above (p. 34) that the present collection does not contain sufficient 

 material of adult Warthogs to decide with full certainty, whether the Warthog of the Kili- 

 mandjaro-Meru district represents a separate geographic subspecies or not. It might, how- 

 ever, be of same value to point out the differences by which, as far as the available ma- 

 terial allows, it appears to be separated from other East- and South African Warthogs. 



The oldest specific name which has been given to any animal of this genus is 

 *cethiopicus* published by PALLAS 1767 in Spicilegia Zoologica Fasc. II and this 

 name was accepted by LINNAEUS in a supplement to the twelfth edition of Systema 

 Naturse* 1768. The type specimen for this name had been carried to Europe by a 

 Dutch vessel from Cape of C4ood Hope and was then kept in Vivario Sereniss. 

 Principis Auriaci*. 



The second specific name in use was africanus established by GMELIN 1788. 

 The type-locality for the Warthog with this name was indicated as Africa a capiti 

 viridi ad caput bona? spei>, thus originally Senegal, as in the first rank PENNANT and 

 BUFFON are quoted and both these authors speak about the Sanglier de cap verd. 



By FR. CUVIER 1817 the specific distinction between these two Warthogs was 

 made better known. He pointed out that Phacochwrus fethiopicus had no incisors but 

 Ph. africanus was provided with such, 2 in the upper, and 6 in the lower jaw, as 

 was already mentioned by BUFFON and PENNANT. From that time two species of 

 Warthogs have been generally recognized by zoologists, although, for instance, GRAY 

 (1869) did not admit but one species. There has, however, been given quite a number 

 of names which mostly already by the original authors have been regarded as mere 

 synonymes, although more suitable*. 



Phacochcerus cethiopicus from Cape of Good Hope was thus named Ph. cdentatus 

 by Is. GEOFFROY ST. HILAIRE ' 1828, Ph. PaUasii by VAN DER HOEVEN 2 1839 etc. 

 The same West African Warthog from Cape Verde or Senegal which originally had 

 been named Ph. nfricanus was called Ph. incisivus by Is. GEOFFROY ST. HILAIRE ' 

 1828. When CRETZSCHMAR 1826 described the mammals collected by RUPPELL in 

 Abyssinia and Kordofan he believed that the Warthog from that country was 

 identical with the one previously named *africanus>, nevertheless he altered the 



' Diet. il'hi>t. nut. p. 320. 



* Nov. Act. Acail. Leop. Carol. 



