LIST OF MAMMALS OBTAINED BY THE FIELD COLUMBIAN 

 MUSEUM EAST AFRICAN EXPEDITION TO SOMALI-LAND 

 IN 1896. Bv D. G. ELLIOT, F. R. S. E. 



Thu chief reason that induced the Field Columbian Museum to 

 send an expedition to Africa was the knowledge that the large wild 

 animals were rapidly becoming extinct, and that no time was to be 

 lost if examples of these still living species were to be procured for 

 the Institution, to show to those who come after us the creatures that 

 once in countless numbers roamed over the plains and in the forests 

 of the Dark Continent. The Expedition was uncommonly successful 

 in obtaining ample series of nearly all the species inhabiting the 

 country it traversed, and beside the specimens themselves there were 

 brought back photographs, casts of the head and muscles, and 

 ample measurements of the specimens obtained. Unfortunately, on 

 account of the illness of members of the Expedition, it was unable to 

 penetrate as far into the interior as was intended, so a few species 

 that would undoubtedly have been obtained are omitted from the list. 

 Many more examples of the different species could easily have been 

 procured, but after what was considered to be a sufficient number had 

 been secured no more were killed, no matter how often the animals 

 were encountered. 



ORDER UNGULATA. 

 FAM. SUID^. 



Phacochoerus africanus (Gmel). 



Phacochocrus africanus. Wart-Hog. Native name Dofar. 



a. $ ad. Mandera. 



h. 9 juv. Mandera. 

 c.-d. 9 JUV. Anouf Prairie. 

 $ Anouf Prairie. 



e. 9 ad. Hullieh. 



The Wart-Hog was fret^uently nut witli tliroughout the country 

 traveled by us. The first one seen was at Mandera near the base of 

 the Golis Range, a splendid boar with tushes over lo inches long 



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