BLACK RHINOCEROS 469 
partly from the base of No. 3, but quite separate and inclining slightly 
backwards. 
Fifth Horn—A distinct horn, 9? 
separated about 3 ins. from No. 4. 
ins. long, with its own base 
Distribution—From Abyssinia and Somaliland through East and 
Central Africa, in suitable localities, to the Cape. Now rare to 
the south of the Zambesi, but probably more abundant in the 
districts between the interior of Somaliland and Lake Rudolf 
than anywhere else. Although more alert and active than the 
white rhinoceros, and thus a more dangerous animal, this species is 
by no means difficult to kill with modern weapons ; and in the old 
days hunters frequently shot half-a-dozen ina single evening as they 
came to drink at a pool. In spite of its wide distribution, it has 
not been found possible to split up the species into local races ; 
although this may perhaps be due to the want of sufficient specimens 
for comparison. 
of this species. 
re erase Circumference. 
Front Rear Front Rear Locality. Owner. 
horn. horn. horn. horn. 
53% rae 18} East Africa Dr. C. H. Orman. 
47 22} Pe. 20 Do. S. L. Hinde. 
444 2 Imperial Museum, Vienna. 
44 ? The late F. Holmwood. 
43 214 ? The late A. Beit. 
414 10 204 165 Zululand The late Lieut.-Col. the Hon. 
W. Coke. 
—414 224 Orange River Colony. Major-Gen. Sir William 
Crossman. 
—4I1 ? Carl Hagenbeck. 
4I East Africa The late F. Holmwood. 
—40 22 Do. Berlin Museum. 
40 14} 184 20 Mt.Kenia, East Central The late A. H. Neumann. 
Africa 
-39% 2it South Africa J. Lamont. 
382 21 ? Hon. Walter Rothschild. 
384 19 Masailand . Sir John Kirk. 
-38 II 24 21? South Africa Earl of Dartmouth. 
—37 12} 203 174 Uganda Sir Edmund G. Loder, Bart. 
—36 East Africa Sir Bartle Frere, Bart. 
2 35% 174 Do. Capt. G. H. Riddell. 
— Owner's measurements. 
The so-called Rhznoceros holmwoodi is a variety 
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