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appearance and disappearance of stripes ; the species of 

 Asinus whicli inhabit tlie Asiatic continent are destitute 

 of stripes, not having even the cross shoulder-stripe, 

 whilst those which inhabit Africa are conspicuously 

 striped, with the partial exception of A. t^niopus, which 

 has only the cross shoulder-stripe and generally some 

 faint bars on the legs ; and this species inhabits the almost 

 intermediate region of Upper Egypt and Abyssinia.*^ 



Quadrumana. — Before we conclude, it will be advis- 

 able to add a few remarks to those already given on the 





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\'\\i^. 70. lleaii of Senmopithfcus rubicundus. This and the followir/g figures (from 

 Prof. Oervais) are given to shew the odd arrangement and development ot the hair on 

 the head. 



<3 ' Proc. Zool. Soc' 1862, p. 164. See, also, Dr. Hartmanu, ' Ann. 

 d. Landw.' Bd. xliii. s. 222. 



