372 APPENDIX. 



Genus. Equus. 



13. Equus Zebra. The Zebra. Wilde Paard of the Cape 

 Colonists. 



About four feet high at the shoulder, and eight feet two 

 inches in extreme length. Shape light and symmetrical. Legs 

 very slender. Feet small, terminating in a solid hoof. Head 

 light and bony. Ears and tail asinine ; the latter blackish, 

 about sixteen inches long, and tufted at the extremity. Ground 

 colour of the hair white. The whole of the body, neck, head, and 

 legs, covered with narrow black bands, placed wider or closer 

 together; the upper ones connected with the dorsal line, but not 

 extending over the belly, or inside of thighs. Mane erect and 

 bushy, alternately banded white and black. Two transverse black 

 bands on the ears. Brown stripes on the face terminating in a 

 bay nose. A bare spot a little above the knee on all four of the 

 legs. 



Female with two inguinal mammee. 



Gregarious. Found within the Cape Colony. Inhabits moun- 

 tainous regions only. 



14. Equus Burchellii. Burchell's Zebra. Bonti Quagga of 

 the Cape Colonists. Peechey of the Bechuana and Matabili. 



Four feet six inches high at the shoulder, and eight feet six 

 inches in extreme length. Body round. Legs robust. Crest 

 arched and surmounted by a standing mane, five inches high, 

 banded, black and white. Ears and tail equine; the latter 

 thirty-five inches long, flowing and white. Muzzle black. 

 General ground colour of the head, neck, and body, sienna, 

 capriciously banded with black and deep brown transverse 

 stripes forming various figures, and unconnected with the 

 dorsal line, which widens towards the croup. Bel!y and legs 

 pure white. Bare spots above the knees on the inside. 



Female an udder with four mammee. 



Inhabits the plains of the interior beyond the Gareep in 

 immense herds. 



15. Equus Quagga. The Quagga. Quagga of the Cape 

 Colonists. 



About the height of Burchell's Zebra, but of a more robust 

 form. Ears and tail equine, as in the preceding ; the former 



