280 THE STRAND HY^NA. 



the fore quarters are also, as in others, more robust ; 

 the forehead is deep, slightly convex, and the nose 

 is similarly curved and truncated, the whole head 

 being covered with short rigid hair of black, white, 

 and reddish brown colours, forming a kind of grizzle ; 

 the irides are dark brown, the pupils vertical, some- 

 times linear, sometimes oval ; the ears are erect, 

 pointed, rather long, covered on both sides with 

 reddish white down, with a white tuft of hair in the 

 opening ; the chin and sides of the lips blackish ; 

 the upper part of the throat black ; fasciculi of long 

 dark hairs issue from several warty centres on the 

 sides of the cheeks and over the eyes ; the hair of 

 the neck is long and shaggy ; the sides of the neck 

 to the shoulders are dirty yellow, and the breast 

 and inner surface of the limbs paler dirty yellow ; 

 from the occiput along the back and upon the sides 

 the colour is dirty tawny grey, with a great number 

 of irregular blackish spots or oblique stripes, some- 

 times nearly effacing the lighter colours ; the base 

 of the tail dirty tawny, more whitish towards the 

 tip ; the outside of the limbs are whitish, with a 

 number of narrow blackish half rings. 



This species, less powerful than the H. crocuta, 

 is less dangerous to mankind and to large cattle, 

 devouring only sheep and smaller animals. In 

 manners it is treacherous and exceedingly mistrust- 

 ful, slothful by day, but active in the night, rejoicing 

 in rain, licking the blood and rolling over the body 

 of his prey, concealing the superfluous parts ; fond 

 of appropriating every thing in his reach and car- 



