464 On new Carnivora from North-east Africa. 



Proteles cristatus pallidior, subsp. n. 



Diagnosis. — A very pale form, allied to P. c. septentrionalis, 

 but with less black on the mane and tail and brownish, not 

 black, feet. 



Colour. — Pale yellowish cream, almost white on the ventral 

 surface and on the forehead, the latter lacking the blackish 

 mixture so conspicuous in P. cristatus cristatus. The hairs 

 of the body are quite unicoloured, without the dark brown 

 base always present in the typical race, and there are none of 

 the long black hairs that the South-African animal has 

 among the pale fur. Cheeks and sides of the neck like the 

 body, not rufous as in true cristatus. Muzzle black. Ears 

 pale greyish brown. Mane with very little black. All the 

 black bands on the flanks comparatively narrow. Feet dirty 

 cream, coarsely banded with brownish black, and brown 

 about the toes. Tail with two or three inconspicuous indica- 

 tions of blackish bands, and black only at its extreme point. 



Skull. — I cannot find any important difference between the 

 skull of this race and that of true cristatus, excepting that 

 pallidior has a considerabfy broader interorbital region. 



Measurements (type, in the flesh) : — 



Hind foot 135 mm. ; ear 106. Other measurements not 

 available. 



As regards the skull, I think it convenient to compare its 

 dimensions with those of another specimen of the same form 

 and also with septentrionalis and cristatus : — 



P. c. pallidior. P. c. septentrionalis. P. c. cristatus. 



B.M. 5.12.2.2. B.M. 95.5.2.2. B.M. 4 3.1.58. B.M. 2.9.1.28. 



Type. (Suakixu.) (Kear Berbera.) (Orange H. C.) (Deelfontein.) 



mm. mm. mm. mm. mm. 



Condylobasal length. 130 134 144 134 141 



Basilar length 121-5 1258 134"8 125 132 



Zygomatic breadth. 80 82 85 79 81 



Greatest breadth of 



brain-case 45-8 45 47 40 44 



Interorbital breadth. 36 31 33-5 25 29 



Postorbital constric- 

 tion 37 36 37 308 34 



Breadth on canines . 38 38 41 36-4 37 



Upper dental series, 



from canine 41 41 . . * 40 405 



Lower dental series, 



from canine * 51 53 . .* . .* 



Mandible, from con- 

 dyle 93 94 102 93 97 



* The last molar wanting. 



