On Dig Game from C( ntral and Wesfern Africa. 2(^'j 



XXVr. — New Local Races of Big Game from Central and 

 Western Africa. By Ernst Schwarz. 



In working out the collection of Ungulates made by tliR 

 " Second Central AlVicuM Expedition of H.II. Ado'f 

 Friedricli, Duke of Mecklcnbcrg/' a number of forms liave 

 been found to need description. The diagnoses in this paper 

 are of a preliminary character only, a general account of the 

 whole expedition is being prep;. red. Inddentally a new 

 buffalo from the Cross River, obtained by Herr Diehl, is al.so 

 here dcscribetl. The types of the new forms are in the 

 ISenckenbi rg MusL-am, Fiankfurt-a.-M. 



During the present investigations the material of African 

 game in the Berlin Museum has been studied, and it is my 

 pleasant duty to acknow ledge Prof, Matschie's kind advice 

 and the liberal way he has put at my disposal the magni- 

 ficent series of Ungulates in the collection under his charire. 



Phucochoerus cethiopicus fossor, sp. n. 



Ti/jye locahtg. Ketekma, east of Tschekna, Bagirmi. 



Type. Old c? . JSenckenberg Museum, Fiankfurt-a.-M. 

 Journal no. 654. Original no. A 175. Collected March 

 30tli, 1911. 



Skull. Heavier than in Pli, cp.. mHani, Cretzscli., from 

 Massaua. Occiput shorter and broader. Forehead broader. 

 Profile of skull less concave at the forehead, but more convex 

 in the nasal region. Jugal much broader and jdaced much 

 less vertically. Alveoli of canines more horizontally jjlaced, 

 the tusks themselves therefore placed more horizontally, but 

 their tips having a more backward direction. Paroccipital 

 process distinctly slenderer. 



Dimensions of tijpe sJcu/l. Basal length 323 mm. ; palatal 

 length 230 ; zygomatic width 216 ; breadth of occipital 

 plane 96 ; length of upper tooth-row (alv.) 93, 



Buhalis le^wel tschadensis, subsp, n. 



T>/pe localUi/. Ketekma, east of Tscliekna, Bagirmi, 

 Type. ^ ad. Senckenbeig Museum, Frank'urt-a.-M. 



Journal nos. 963 (t^kull), 894 (skull). Original no. A 179. 



Collected March 31st, 1911. 



Most nearly allied to B. I. lehcel ; mainly distinguished 



Ann, ct- Mag. X. Hist. Ser. 8. lol. xi. 18 



