Mammals from East Africa. ].'51 



This species is readily distinguished from both soinaUcua 

 and the form described above by its far greater size, a 

 character that is very evident on examination of the skulls. 



Lophiomys ibeanus hindei, Thos. 



S. 1539, 1651, 16G5 ; ?. 1535, 1564, 1650. 16G6. 

 Solai, Mt. Kenya. 



Lepus victorice, Thos. 



S. 1328, 1347, 1350, 1362, 1374, 1379, 1382, 1398; 

 ? . 1322, 1323, 1329, 1334, 1341, 1348, 1361, 1381. 

 Baringo. 



S. 1417, 1433, 1436 ; ? . 1427, 1428, 1429, 1435, 1437. 

 Rumruti, Laikipia Plateau. 



Lepus crawshayi, Thos. 

 S . 1418, 1419 ; ? . 1430. Rumruti, Laikipia Plateau. 



Dendrohyrax crawshayi laikipia, subsp. n. 



S. 1447, 1452, 1476, 1511 ; $ . 1446, 1505. Rumruti, 

 Laikipia Plateau. 



A pale-coloured race of the Kenya species D. craioshayi, 

 Thos. 



Size and general proportions as in D. craioshayi. General 

 colour of dorsal surface greyish brown tinged with yellow, 

 the general effect much paler and less tawny than in 

 craioshayi. Hairs of back slaty brown M'ith blackish tips ; 

 subterminal rings pale yellowish white. Dorsal spot as in 

 craioshayi. Sides of face and neck grey, hairs with brownish 

 bases, white subterminal rings, and dark tips. Muzzle and 

 crest on head brownish. Flanks very similar in colour to 

 back, strikingly different from the dark tawny coloration 

 met with in D. craioshayi. Backs of hands and feet grey 

 washed over with blackish brown. TJnderparts white faintly 

 tinted with pale buff. Hairs of belly white with pale greyish 

 bases. Throat and underside of neck rather darker than rest 

 of ventral surface, hairs slaty brown with white tips. Chin 

 brownish grey speckled with white. 



Skull like that of D. crawshayi. 



Dimensions of the type (measured in the flesh) : — 



Head and body 477 mm. ; hind foot 66"5 ; ear 32. 



Skull : basal length 88; condylo-incisive length 95 ; 

 zygomatic breadth 56"6 ; length of nasals 24 ; greatest width 

 across nasals 205 ; palatal length 49 ; width of palate 



