KUNGL. SV. VET. AKADEMIENS HANDLINGAR. BAND 48. N:0 5. 83 
Felis caracal nubica (Firzinaer) Marscnie. 
Matseute: Siiugethiere Deutsch-Ost-Afrikas. Berlin 1895, p. 67. 
I did not see any living Caracal during the expedition but in Nairobi I saw 
two skins from the Kedong valley and purchased one of them for the sake of evi- 
dence, although it was not in good condition, but there was a skull to it, the mea- 
surements of which are given below: 
Greatest length of skull «ateas vy 086 6 ee we eee 114 mm. 
Basioranial lengthier sea < Nw teva we oe eee a: 96 
Ay gormativ,; brebdth: 4. veeectay scl is, sipuyian © ieoet tek we Te 
Greatest length of nasals (laterally). ......+....-. 27 
Least interorbital: wittin vs. gike, ity Sin) eels, jenn. 9. 2 ae se 23 
Breadth across postorbital processes ........+.+.. 46 
HGBNG OMUOLDICAR WHEE Mel tarls, Reis nll te Wem ss wha ee 330» 
Combined length of p¥idndpt ss bs. a 2 23,5 » 
LAN RON OR Pe Vie ic a any MER ei eee le os) Wd wie 14,2 » 
Henge of bully: cis cs eats Te ah <eppiests ete ee ere ees 24 «> 
As I do not have sufficient material for comparison I can neither confirm nor 
contradict Marscnin’s views about the East African Caracal but have to leave that 
to the future. His description of the colouration agrees with the present specimen 
which, although fully adult, displays quite visible spots on the lower side. 
Cynelurus jubatus guttatus (HeRMANy). 
Matscnte: Die Siugethiere Deutsch-Ost-Afrikas, p. 70. 
Cheetahs were observed a few times in different localities. In January I saw 
one at a great distance running with great speed over the steppe not far from Nai- 
robi. South of Guaso Nyiri I saw a specimen in high grass which hid the body, and 
in spite of its small head it looked like a Lioness. A male specimen was shot °/: 
near Lekiundu river, south of Guaso Nyiri, by Mr. A. Ss6aren who permitted me 
to keep the skull for the collection. The dimensions of this skull are as follows: 
skin 36'/2 cm. It has a black tip and two subterminal black rings well developed, and traces of others. As 
the skull of this race is unknown the following measurements may be given. 
Total length Of GROW cy. yactie a nile te ad tac eng LOD, mm. 
CONGYISUBSGIIGUSU. sa tee ah cs 4) a! 
Dupicranigwienpeint: 1 se). Mota Gale oslde. Eset “BS yely » 
AyROMetiGsmidth, te i wre Cds Hae. AKT D | G2 
ORGS) RRL CAN Dc ee ce 5 wgies oO, ® 
Teast Itercrbitalewidiis- cheese ss) ag 
Weriethh, Gh, nasal mona letsias. face ie eeh ew astied *1\ 5286 5 
Fossa lacrymalis to tip of nasal laterally .... . 20 , 
Gmreavest lenwen “Oe WOlgie Wes wocle a +s s os + || BOB DF 
Front of canine:toiback.of pm® ....... ... » 32,4 » 
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