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belly, and a certain admixture of whitish hairs in the throat- 

 vufl", and in (2) the typical L. pictus from Mozambique, as 

 represented by a series of specimens from Nyasa, the two 

 colours are of nearly equal extent above and below, but little 

 white being- present, ami the back of the ears and the tliroat- 

 rufl' are black, (3) the form found in East Africa is so much 

 darker throughout, with an extreme reduction of the yellow, 

 that it deserves subspecific distinction. It may be called 



Lycaon pictus lupinus, subsp. n. 



General colour above marbled black and yellow, with at 

 least twice as much black as yellow ; in fact, the animal 

 would be called dark with yellow markings, while the Cape 

 one might be described as yellow with black markinf^s. 

 White spots rarely present on the upper surface. Muzzle 

 black to level of eyes ; central dark line present and distinct, 

 passing down the nape to the back, or, rarely, obsolete on the 

 neck. Temporal region greyish yellow, not nearly such a 

 rich yellow as in the other forms. Back of ears black. 

 Under surface marbled black and white, without yellow, the 

 two colours sharply defined from each other. Tlie throat is 

 wholly black, and in a general way there is more white on 

 the chest and fore belly, and more black posteriorly, but in 

 each region there are marblings of the other colour. Limbs 

 black proximally, marbled black and white lower down, with 

 a little inconspicuous yellow jirosent on the tibice; meta- 

 podials nearly entirely white, and the digits black throughout. 

 Tail with its usual three colours — yellow proximally, black 

 mesially, and white terminally — all about equal in extent, or 

 with more black than cither of the other colours. 



Skull not definably different from that of the other forms. 



Tiie specimens received from Gen. Lugard and Mr. Jackson 

 are even darker than those here described, being almost 

 wholly brown or black, with scarcely any yellow, and but 

 little white marbling on the under surface and limbs. 



Dimensions of the type (measured in skin) : — 



Head and body 930 millira. ; tail 260 ; hind foot (s. u.) 

 183 (all approximate only). 



Skull : greatest length 199 ; basal length 175 ; zygomatic 

 breadth 125; length of nasals diagonally 59; interorbital 

 breadth 42 ; breadth of brain-case 67 ; palate length 97 ; 

 length of upper carnassial 21. 



Hah. British East Africa. Type from the Nyuki River 

 Swamp, in the Kift Valley on Equator. Altitude 2000 m. 



