THE UNGULATES, OR HOOFED MAMMALS 



but has now been exterminated except in some of the districts on the east side. 

 Here a few herds remain on the summits of the Zwart-Berg, Sneuwberg, and Wra- 

 terhoek ranges, where they are strictly protected by special laws. 



Burchell's zebra (E. burchelli}, commonly known by the Boers as 

 the quagga, is a rather stouter and taller animal than the last, stand- 

 ing from four feet four inches to four feet six inches (thirteen to thir- 

 teen and one-half hands) at the shoulder. It is further distinguished by its shorter 

 ears, longer and more fully-developed mane, and more thickly-haired tail, as well as 



Burchell's 

 Zebra 



BURCHELL'S ZEBRA. 

 (One-sixteenth natural size.) 



by the absence of 'the transverse bars connecting the stripe on the middle of the 

 back with the uppermost of those on the haunches, and likewise by the union of 

 every alternate body-stripe with its fellow on the middle of the under surface of the 

 body. In the typical form (as represented in our illustration) the tail and legs are 

 quite devoid of stripes, but in the so-called Chapman's zebra, which is only a variety 

 of this species, both may be striped, although the stripes never extend on to the 

 pasterns. The general ground color of the hair varies from white to yellowish 

 brown, and the stripes may be dark brown or black. The hoofs are said to be much 

 more like those of a pony than are those of the preceding species. 



