ZEBRAS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS 169 



In this zebra the body-colour is of the same pure 

 white as Eqious zebra, but the dark markings are 

 much thinner, finer, and more evenly distributed. 

 Across the rump and quarters of the true zebra the 

 markings are broad and few in number ; in Grevy's 

 zebra they are thin and more numerous. In fact, 

 the stripings are pretty even in width all over the 

 body. Again, the marking upon the top of the rump 

 is quite different, a broad space of white appear- 

 ing on either side of the dark central list in 

 Grevy's zebra. In the original Grevy's zebra the 

 nose was longer, more pronounced, and more ugly 

 than in the true zebra, while the body and limbs 

 were less compact and robust. The ears were long 

 and asinine, and the tail donkey-like, as in Eqims 

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The first example of this new zebra was captured 

 in the mountains of Shoa. Captain Swayne, who 

 has shot specimens of this animal in the adjacent 

 country of Somaliland, clearly confirms the species 

 and adds some interesting information. He tells us 

 that they were common on the border of the Galla 

 country, and were never found in the open grass 

 plains, but always on " low plateaux covered with 

 scattered or thick thorn-bush and tall, feathery 



1 The examples of Grevy's zebra now in the Natural History 

 Museum seem to show that this is quite the largest of the 

 whole group. The size of the ears is very remarkable. 



