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pi. xvi.), of Abyssinia and Somaliland, is the largest 

 and in some respects the most horse-like of the 

 entire group, from the other members of which it 

 differs markedly in the width and arrangement of 

 the stripes, as it also does in the circumstance that 

 the chestnuts on the inner sides of the fore-legs 

 are as small as in the horse ; while, as in that 

 species, the mane extends on to the withers and 

 the tail-tuft is large and full. The large, broad, 

 and thickly-haired ears are quite different from 

 those of all other members of the family, which 

 are narrow and pointed. As regards the dark 

 brown or black markings and the intervening light 

 stripes on the body, head, and limbs, these are for the 

 most part very narrow, widening out only on the 

 lower jaw, neck, and the lower part of the thighs. 

 On the flanks none of the stripes bend backwards 

 and upwards to extend on to the hind-quarters, 

 the upper portion of which is marked with vertical 

 stripes arranged concentrically round the root of 

 the tail. The dorsal stripe is very broad, especially 

 near the middle of the back ; and there are no 

 transverse stripes on the under-parts. The stripes 

 on the nose practically stop short of the dark 

 nostril-patches, and the nose itself is greyish. It 

 is thus evident that the stripes on the rump have 

 their concavity directed upwards, whereas in the 

 bontequagga the convexity is upwards. 



A remarkable feature of this species is the 



