10 Dr. Smith's Contributions to the 



Class. MAMMALIA. 

 Order, FEILK. 

 Genus, ERINACEUS. 



Eriwaceus frontalis. 



E. fronte et lateribus colli albis ; riicnto el partibus inferiori' 

 bus corporis nigris ; aculeis albis nigro variegatis. 



Muzzle short and black; ears and tail short, spines numer- 

 ous and about half an inch long, of a white color variegated 

 with blaek towards their bases; forehead white, .and from 

 thence to the origin of the forelegs extends a broad whil 

 .. immediately in front of the spinous covering of back ; chin and 

 under parts deep black. Length about eight inches. 



Hedge hogs of this species are occasionally found in the 

 northern parts of the District of Graaff-Rcinet, but they azo 

 much more abundant in the country toward* Latakoo, »ber« 

 they are sometimes seen alongside of, or even upon the high 

 roads. 



2. MACROSCKLTnES?"!?pCsfri5. 



M. supra subfulvus, pilis nigris variegaius, post aurtt fulvvt, 

 infra al'ons. 



Muzzle, front and sides of head, a faint lawny gTey; back 

 tawny, slightly variegated by an intermixture of some binck 

 hairs; the former color deep and vivid, passing in some into a 

 tawny chesnut immediately behind the ears ; sides of body 

 dusky white ; under parts pure white. Length from tip of nose 

 to base of tail six inches ; length of tail three iaches. 



This species is rather larger than the Macroscelidet typicvt, 

 upon which the genus was originally formed. The latter, u 

 already mentioned, I only found in flat open country, whilit 

 the present, on the contrary, I discovered upon the reeky 

 mountains towards the mouth of the Orange River. 



Dentesprimores f pagina an- 

 tica lsevigati, superiorum por- 

 tione paginee internee excisa, 

 prorecipienda acic inferiorum; 

 inferinres scalpriformes. "Pro 

 Iianiariis diastema. Molaret 

 ±\ teque magni, coronidibus sin- 

 gulorum sulco transverso bi 



Order, GLIRES, 

 Genus, PETROMUS. 



Cutting-teeth |, smooth and 

 even in front ; vpper ones notch- 

 ed behind near tips, for receiv- 

 ing the chisel-shaped points of 

 the lower ones. Canine teeth 

 wanting. Grinder* |-j., equal iu 

 size, and the crown of each di- 

 vided into two portions, by a 



partitis. I transverse narrow groove. 



