SYNOPSIS OF THE EQUIl ^. Si")! 



THE ASININE- FORM. 



Tail with a tuft at tip ; forehead arched ; nostrils 

 more forward; withers low; mane rugged, short, 

 erect ; ears long ; back carped ; hoof, soles oval ; 

 voice braying or dissonant ; mammse two ; colour 

 silvery greys ; back decussated. 



Asinus equuleus The Yo-to-tze. 



A. 07iager The Wild Ass. 



A. hamar The Wild Ass of Persia. 



A. Iiemionus The Djiggetai. 



THE HIPPOTIGRINE FORM. 



Tail asinine or equine ; withers slightly elevated ; 

 ears long and wide ; mane erect, forming a standing- 

 crest ; hoof, soles anteriorly oval, posteriorly square ; 

 colours white or clouded with rufous, but all more 

 or less regularly and symmetrically striped ; voice 

 various ; mammae two or four. 



Hippotigris zebra The Zebra. 



H. ayitiquorum The Congo Dauw. 



H. BurcMli or campestris The Dauw. 



H.quacha The Quagga. 



//. isahellinus The Isabella Quagga. 



HYBRIDS. 



The Mule. 

 The Hinny. 

 The Quagga Mule. 

 The Zebra Mule. 



