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each other, but with the wild unstriped asses of Asia. 

 Dr. Gray figured in the ^^Knowsley Menagerie'' ^ mule 

 bred at Knowsley between a male Tibetan wild ass, or 

 kiang, and the female zebra. In this the legs and neck are 

 banded. There is also a figure of a mule between a Maltese 

 male ass and zebra, in which the head, neck, and legs are 

 well striped, the body less so, and the hind quarters 

 profusely spotted. Should any of my readers refer to the 

 plate in the folio they will find that the names of those two 

 have been transposed, as is evident on referring to the text. 

 There are also figured a mule between BurchelPs zebra and 

 the common ass ; a second between the ass and the kiang, 

 the titles of which are also transposed on the plate ; finally, 

 we have a mule between the kiang and Burchell's zebra, 

 and, what is very interesting, a representation of the 

 offspring of a mule, of male ass and zebra parentage, with 

 a bay pony mare. This strange animal may be described 

 as iron-grey, with a short, narrow dark band on the 

 withers, very faint indications of perpendicular stripes on 

 the sides, distinct dark stripes on the hocks and knees, a 

 horse-like tail, bushy from the base, and a heavy head with 

 a grey hog mane. This creature, singular from its triple 

 parentage, was eight hands high, and was regularly used 

 in harness. 



