Mtvnnuils from East Africa. ]'M 



Til is sj)c-(ics is readily distinguished from both soma/icun 

 and the form describcil above by its far greater size, a 

 character that is very evident ou examination of tlie skulls. 



Lophiomys ibeanus hindei, Thos. 



S. lo39, IGjI, 16G5 ; ?. 1535, 1561, 1650. 1666. 

 Solai, Mt. Kenya. 



Lepus victoria, Thos. 



c?. 1328, 1347, 1350, 1362, 1374, 1379, 1382, 1398; 

 9 . 1322, 1323, 1329, 1334, 1341, 1348, 1361, 13C1. 

 Bariugo. 



(^. 1417, 1433, 1436 ; ? . 1427, 1428, 1429, 1435, 1437. 

 Runiruti, Laikipia Plateau. 



Lepus crawsha?ji, Thos. 

 c?. 1418, 1419 ; ? . 1430. Rumruti, Laikipia Plateau. 



Dendrohyrax crawshayi laikipia, subsp. n. 



S. 1447, 1452, 1476, 1511 ; ? . 1446, 1505. Rumruti, 

 Laikipia Plateau. 



A pale-coloured race of the Kenya species D. crawshayi, 

 Thos. 



Size and general proportions as in D. o'atvshayi. General 

 colour of dorsal surface greyish brown tinged with yellow, 

 the general effect much paler and less tawny than in 

 crawshayi. Hairs of back slaty brown with blackish tips ; 

 subterminal rings pale yellowish white. Dorsal spot as in 

 craivshayi. Sides of face and neck grey, hairs with brownish 

 bases, white subterminal rings, and dark tips. Muzzle and 

 crest on head brownish. Flanks very similar in colour to 

 back, strikingly different from the dark tawny coloration 

 met with in D. craivshayi. Backs of hands and feet grc}-^ 

 washed over with blackish brown. TJnderparts white faintly 

 tinted with pale buff. Hairs of belly white with pale greyish 

 bases. Throat and underside of neck rather darker than rest 

 of ventral surface, hairs slaty brown with white tips. Chin 

 brownish grey speckled with white. 



Skull like that of D. crawshayi. 



Dimensions of the type (measured in the flesh) : — 



Head and body 477 mm. ; hind foot 665 ; ear 32. 



Skull: basal length 88; condylo-incisive length 95; 

 zygomatic breadth 56*6 ; length of nasals 24 ; greatest width 

 across nasals 20' 5 ; palatal length 49 ; width of palate 



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