Male: Arusha Wa-cini, December 2, 1889, 2,500 feet. General color 
pale. Backs of ears dusky, with white hairs intermingled. Outer 
side of legs and feet, dusky brown. Dorsum of tail black, which color 
extends to the extremity, but does not surround it, leaving the under _ 
side of the tail uniform creamy white. Pelage fresh and glossy. 
18942. Taveta. Extremities of the underfur in the middle of the 
back with a strong, rusty tinge; tail similar. Backs of ears and out- 
side of limbs, dusky brown. Dorsum of tail black, which color com- 
pletely surrounds the extremity. Pelage rather harsh. 
These differences appear to be partly seasonal and partly individual. 
In all the specimens the forehead and cheeks are nearly pure white and 
the muzzle dusky brown, making a much stronger contrast than is rep- 
resented in the figure recently published by Mr. Mivart. * 
The following measurements of the skull are the same as those em- 
ployed by Prof. Huxley in his essay uwon the cranial and dental char- 
acters of the Canide : t 
456 ABBOTT’S KILIMA-NJARO MAMMALS—TRUE. 
nn. 
Potal leneth:.22 cS). Sos Sone ee -ce sas Se ee eee eee ee 112.0 
Mengethier palate. 2. a. -n- 6c 2 aa tien vaccines one ifn eee eee a6. 0 
Breadth Of spalates si... 5.2 reece ecw s Ge os nce eee Se ce oe ee 27.5 
en gth-of mines Pou ities sea ee ee See Soe ce ce ee 5.4 
Breadthof 22: Sin front 322-78. ws Petest Gescee sce Beteen ee eee 5.4 
GOT Li Ohi ee ere ae Sap es Sees e are ar es en cys i ~ 6.0 
Breadth: Of 22a. As osc as phe So eel eee ee ee ee 7.0 
Wen Ste h M2 eae. ts on costae sees, a aoe oe eee aee eee er 5, 2 
Breadth opm? Tos. .% sa 2a css cke ce os eee sce sen teres ie See ee Be 
Whengthrof m3 22S SLI NSS Sk sere ceo eh Bee eee eae 4.6 
Breadth: ofS zo. Sos fobs LP SR ee Se ee eee eee 6.6 
ene thot cracn: tastes AA ee ws arde wbkts SR eo fo aes Aer tee ee 6.8 
Wien eth: OF 9-952 os ned,- Suis: -lstie wee el es Seo ne ee 5.8 
engeh OF jag. = <'2<0.0% SoS eye 0 Salerro Seine eee ae ee 5.0 
Mength’of jaa. $2 aoe ccc bs lan oe Dae ee eee ee ee 3.0 
Basi-cranial length (Hensel) -....22 2 92592. oe ee eee 101.0 
Ayeomatic;: breadth 2c. os... wee, PEE ee ee eee 63. 0 
Length of nasal bones in the: median line >: = 25222522 eee 40.0 
Length of superior molar and premolar series; 2. s52 soe eee eee eee 35. 0 
Length of lower molar and ‘premolar series2. ...-<..2--.ee ¢52-6 shee ee 40.0 
Depth of mandible at coronoid process (at right angles with axis of ramus).. 38.0 
The fourth superior molar is absent in this skull. In the proportions, 
Shape, and position of the coronoid process, angle, and lobule of the 
mandible it differs from that figured by Prof. Huxley, and resembles 
more closely the skull figured by DeBlainville. These differences may 
be due to disparity in age. 
The occurrence of this species in the Kilima-Njaro region is a matter 
“Monogr. of the Canidie, P1. 45. 
t Proc. Zool. Soe., London, 1880, p. 259. 
