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(referred by Mr. True to Gcndta pardina) which varies excessively 

 in colouration. Mr. Hunter included both the Striped and Spotted 

 Hyenas as met with on the plains surrounding the mountain, the 

 former being " very common everywhere." The Canidae of Kilima- 

 njaro are not yet accurately made out. Mr. True refers Dr. Abbott's 

 specimens of Jackals io Canis mesomelas of the Cape; Mr. Johnston 

 and Mr. Hunter associate this animal with Canis lateralis of the West 

 Coast. Mr. Hunter also speaks of a " Wild Dog " that " hunts in 

 packs " on the plains, and of another " small, dark-coloured fox." 

 The latter, however, may be Oiocyon megalotis, of which Dr. Abbott 

 obtained three specimens. 



Two species of Hyrax are met with on Kilima-njaro, one 

 belonging to the tree-loving and the other to the rock-frequenting 

 section of this isolated group. Mr. True refers the former to a new 

 species. Dcndrohyrax validus, and the latter to Procavia bnicei (Gray). 

 He has not had the advantage of consulting Mr. Thomas's recently- 

 published revision (g) of this very difficult family, so that the latter 

 determination may be doubtful. 



Of Rodents, Mr. True registers fourteen species in his list, and the 

 number will, no doubt, be seriously increased when fresh explorers 

 in Kilima-njaro turn their attention to these little animals. Among 

 the Muridae, a new species of Dendroiuys " extends the range of this 

 genus from South Africa to East Africa.'" 



The list of Kilima-njaran Bats is also very short up to the present 

 time. Mr. True only mentions four species. It cannot be doubted 

 that these creatures are much more numerous, but they are difficult 

 to capture, and do not excite the enthusiasm of the ordinary collector. 

 The Insectivora are not abundant anywhere. In Kilima-njaro only 

 two species have been yet recognised. These are a Hedgehog 

 (Erinaceus alhiventt'is), and a Shrew (Crocidiira). 



We now come to the most highly-developed and interesting 

 portion of the mammal-fauna — that is the Antelopes, abundant all 

 over Africa in suitable localities, and especially so on the high 

 plateau near Kilima-njaro. Mr. True includes the names of 

 twenty-one species in his list, of thirteen of which examples were 

 obtained by Mr. Abbott, while eight others had been recorded 

 by Mr. Hunter, as already mentioned. The list must, however, 

 be slightly reduced, as Hunter's Antelope {Bubalis hiinteri) is only 

 met with in Southern Somali-land on the north bank of the Tana, 

 a long way from Kilima-njaro, and should be omitted altogether. 

 Again, as Mr. True allows it is not at all likely that two allied 

 species of Madoqiia occur there, Mr. True's Neotmgus kirki and 

 N. damarcnsis are probably identical. Moreover, as shown by Dr. 

 Giinther {P.Z.S., 1890, p. 604, x.),the Reed-buck of this part of East 

 Africa is Ccivicapra bolior, not C.anindinum, and the so-called Cephalophus 

 nigrifyoiis is, no doubt, Mr. Thomas's recently described C. harveyi (xi.). 

 This would make the Antelopes of Kilima-njaria at present known 



