244 Mr. Gray's Revision of the Equidce, 



Icon. Jonston, Quad. t. 1,2, 3, 4. Biiffon iv. t. 1. Shais, 

 Zool. ii. t. 214, 215. Beicick, Quad. p. 1. 



/3. Sjjlvestris. 



Wilde Pferde. J. G. 6?OTe^m //. j. 221. ii. 510. 



Takija, or Wild Horses. Bell Trav. j. 225. 



Inhabits Tartaiy, but has been transported by Man to most of 

 the other parts of the world, both of the old and new continent. 

 Mus. Brit. 



This species has very numerous varieties which are interesting 

 to study, but very difficult to characterize, and Mr. Huzard is 

 at present illustrating them with lithographic plates. 



Genus II. Asinus. 



Cauda apice setosa, linea dorsali distincta, ornata, verrucis 

 brachiorum distinctis, pedum nuUis. 



Sp. 1. Asinus Ilemionus. The Dshikketei (Zikketei.) 



A. fulvo-fuscus, juba, cauda, linea dorsalique nigris. 



Equus Ilemionus. Pallas^ Nov. Conim. Petrop. xix. 394. 



Equus Hemionos. Bodd. 



Hemionos. Plin. Hist. Nat. viii. c. 44. 



Dshikketei. Pennant, Quad. 4. 2. Yototse, Chinese. Dzi- 

 githai. Bi/ff. Sup. vi. p. 37. L'Dziggetai. Cuv. Regn. Jniin.j. 

 244. L'Hemione. Enci/. Method. 



Wild Mule, Half Ass or Fecund Mule. Pennant, Quad. Jickta. 

 Shaw, ii. 427. 



Icon. Pallas. Nov. Comm. 1. c. t. 7. Neue Nord. Bcfi/r. ii. 

 t. 1. Enci/. Method, t. 43. f. 4. copied. 



Inhabits the Desert of Mangol, on the borders of China and 

 Thibet. Pallas. 



Description. Shape of the Mule, head and ears large ; fur Isa- 

 bella yellow, mane, tail, and dorsal line black, the hair of the win- 

 ter coat very long ; of the summer, short. 



Sp. 2. Asinus vulgaris. The Ass. 



A. cinereus, linea dorsali et transversali scapularum nigris. 



Equus asinus. Lin. Sjs. Nat.']. 101. 



E(juus asina. Fleming, Phil. Zool. ii. 



