BLACK RHINOCEROS 467 
Mr. S. L. Hinde’s Horns of Black Rhinoceros. 
The BLACK RHINOCEROS (Rhinoceros [Diceros] bicornis). 
Aurarisst, Abyssinian. Megz, M’ Kua. 
Abu Gesn-Khartyl, Sudani. Stpejana , Swazi and Matonga. 
Chipambert, Lower Zambesi. Upejana, Matabili and Zulu. 
Chipémberi, Chilala. U pelepi, Basuto. 
Fava, Swahili. Weartses, Galla. 
Gurhu, Danakil. Wl, Somali. 
Muzin, Masai. Zwart Rhinaster, Boer. 
Shempola, Chila. 
The African rhinoceroses are two-horned animals, readily dis- 
tinguished from their Asiatic relatives by the absence of the folds of 
skin on the body which form such a characteristic feature of the latter, 
and also by the lack of front teeth in both the upper and lower jaws. 
The hide, too, is almost completely naked, although there are some 
bristly hairs on the margins of the ears and the tip of the tail. 
Perhaps the most distinctive external feature of the black rhino- 
ceros, as the present species is commonly called, is to be found in the 
prehensile tip to the upper lip, which is rounded and not very wide in 
front. Other points of distinction are, however, shown by the form of 
the horns and ears and the position of the eyes; while in bodily size 
é Living animal, 602 lbs. (Wew Vork Zool. Soc.). 
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