THE QUAGGA. 



OF this animal we can say but little, as, until lately, it 

 has generally been confounded with the Zebra, but it is now 

 admitted to be a distinct species. It resembles the Zebra 

 much, as you may see by comparing the two drawings, but 

 it differs from it in being smaller and marked with a less 

 number of broader bands or stripes. Its skin is of a dull 

 brownish white, striped with darker color on the head and 

 neck, and somewhat on the sides of its body; the upper 

 parts of its legs are greyish, and the uiader parts white. It 

 is a wild creature, and rather vicious, like the Zebra, in 

 temper. It is sometimes called the Wild Ass, which, how- 

 ever, is quite a different animal. The Quagga is a native 

 of Southern Africa, atid is used by the colonists at the Cape 

 as a draught animal. Its tiesh also is used by the natives 

 for food. 



ANECDOTE OF THE ASS ; FROM BIXGLEY. 



Under good treatment, the despised Ass displays unex- 

 pected powers. A few years ago, a gentleman, returning 

 from Epsom races, noticed one drawing a donkey-chaise, 

 in which were seated a stout man and a large woman. He 

 was going at a very rapid pace. "Curiosity," says the 

 gentleman, "led me to follow them. when, as far as I 



