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THE EXISTING EQUIDAE 



[CH. 



stripe, while their ears are a little shorter than those of the 

 Abyssinian ass. 



(4) The Dzeggetai {E. hemionus). Mr Lydekker has 

 described a wild ass^ obtained in Kobdo north-west of the Gobi 

 Desei't, now in the possession of the Duke of Bedford. In its 

 make and action " as well as in the general type of coloration, 

 this wild ass agrees essentially with the wild ass of Ladak and 

 Tibet. Both in the winter and summer coats it lacks, however, 



FiCx. 20. The Kiang'-^. 



the distinctly rufous-chestnut tint so characteristic of the latter, 

 while it is further characterized by the much less marked 

 contrast between the light and dark areas of the coat." The 

 light areas on the muzzle, buttocks, legs, and under parts being 

 ' Isabella '-coloured* instead of pure white, and thus much less 

 sharply differentiated from the fawn of the rest of the body. 



1 P. Z. S., 1904, p. 431 (with Plate) ; cf. Pallas (vii. 92) for Mongol 

 dshigguetei. 



2 From a photograph by the Duchess of Bedford. 



^ i.e. the colour of the soiled linen of Isabella of Castile. 



