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2. — Felis serval kivuensis n. subsp. 



Type from the Kivu district, n" 2901 in the Congo Muséum 

 (Ct. Pauwels). 



This animal is recognized on its large black spots, its great size 

 and large teeth. 



The gênerai colour is a pale buff shade (somewhat paler than 

 Oberthur and Dauthenay 309,1). The mesial stripe is onlv con- 

 tinuons behind the shoulders. The spots ot the two rows on either 

 side next to the mesial stripe are longish. In addition to thèse, 

 three more rows of broad spots occur on the sides of the bodv. The 

 markings on the limbs are also verv coarse. On the whole this 

 pattern agrées prettv well with that of Servals from South Africa 

 (J^. s. capeiisis). The East African Serval {F. s. Hiiidei) is also ' 

 a large-spotted race, but it is considerablv smaller and has much 

 smaller teeth, even than the South African Serval which also itself 

 is inferior to the Kivu race in this respect, as the cranial nieasure- 

 ments prove : 



Greatest lenj^th of skull . . . 



Condylobasal lenyth 



Basai leiigth 



Zy.sfomatic breadth 



Breadth of braincase ..... 



Interorbitr.l breadth 



Length of / ' + /i^ 



P' 



;«, .... 



Length of bnlla 



It could trom a zoogeographical point ot view rather hâve been 

 expected, that the Kivu race should hâve more affinitv with the 



