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present and H. phillipsi, both from Somali-land, the latter, how- 

 ever, only between 200 and 300 miles from the coast. We did 

 not meet with //. phillipsi, which is a much smaller animal, the 

 type of which was procured at Gerlogobie, Ogaden. 



FAM. LEPORID.^. 



Lepus ? 



Lepus ? Hare. Native name Bokeila. 



a. $ ad. vSilo Plain. 



b. juv. Hand. 



We constantly met with this Hare almost everywhere we went. 

 It would dash suddenly out of a clump of bushes or grass and go 

 flying away, rarely stopping to look back, but dodging in and out 

 among the bushes until lost to sight. Individuals were found 

 singly, and I do not recollect an instance when more than one 

 was started at a time. They seemed to be solitary in their habits, 

 preferring their own society to that of any other of their kind. I 

 .brought back only two specimens, an adult and young, not suffi- 

 cient material to satisfactorily identify the species. It may be 

 either Z. berberaiiiis, Heugl.,or L. somalensis, Heugl.,or it maybe 

 neither. The general color i^ reddish fawn, the hair on the back 

 tipped with black, but the light bases showing, giving this part a 

 spotted appearance; neck and breast reddish fawn, throat and 

 rest of under parts pure white. Tail black on top, remaining 

 part white. The individual was shedding its coat, and mixed 

 with the hair on the back are patches of short reddish fur, entirely 

 different in color from the rest of the coat. Total length from 

 nose to tip of tail about 21 inches. Ears, 4.75. Hind foot, 3.70. 

 Skull from anterior edge of nasals to supra-occipital, 3.40. 

 Length of nasals (extreme), 1.50. Anterior rim of orbit to tip of 

 premaxilla, 1.40. Width of skull at posterior end of nasals, .80; 

 at fronto-parietal suture, .go. Length of mandible from anterior 

 edge of symphysis to posterior edge of condyle, 2.35. 



ORDER CARNIVORA. 



FAM. FELID^. 

 Felis leo (Linn). 



Felis leo. The lion. Native name Libah. 



$ South of Toyo Plain. 



9 juv. Toyo Plain. 



The lion is pretty well distributed throughout Somali-land, 

 becoming more plentiful as one penetrates into the interior. It 



