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p; this is thrown oft' in summer. The skull is low down in the center of the space between 

 lip' face-line and the base of the teeth. These animals are found in Thibet, living in bands of 

 from eight t<> ten females under the care of a single male, sometimes on the plains and sometimes 

 • ■:i the mountains, where the thermometer is often below zero. 



This species has been confounded with the onager, but Dr. "Walker observes — "The Eiang 

 rhs like a horse; the wild ass of Kutch brays like an ass; the Kiang has no zebra stripes, 

 neither in the adult nor in the foal ; in the wild ass of Kutch transverse zebra stripes are seen on 

 Ider of the adult, and still more on that of the foal; sometimes also the shoulder-cross 

 been seen. The habitat of the Kiang is on the high table-land of Thibet; of the wild ass of 

 Kutch in the sultry plains near the mouth of the Indus." It may be added that the Kiang U 

 much the largest, the stallions standing fourteen hands high. When taken young these animals 

 •in" tame, so as to be led about like horses. 

 Th'- Vo-to-tze, the Asinus equuleus of II. Smith, of which a living specimen was lately exhib- 

 it; Park Lane, London, is regarded by Dr. Gray as cither a kiang or a mule between the 

 kiang and dome-tic ass. 



The Qi vgga, W. Quagga — the Asinus Quagga of Gray — sometimes called the Cape Horse 



and also tie- Isabella Ass, has more resemblance to the horse than the ass in its form; its general 



color i- brown, the head, neck, and withers striped or zebraed with blackish-brown; the lower 



part of the body, the legs and tail, white. Its voice is said to resemble the bark of a dog, and to 



express tic word quagga, whence its name. It is a native of the plains of Southern Africa: 



sometimes it approaches the settlements and mingles with the domestic animals. It is capable 



stication, and i< occasionally employed tor draught and burden. It is courageous, and dc- 



itselfwith spirit from ferocious beasts, especially the hyenas, which often attack it. Many 



them are, however, devoured by lions. Cummings and other adventurers in Southern Africa 



': of frequently meeting troops of these animals, which it seems are killed lor their flesh, 



I much relished by tie- natives. 



lie- I»\r\v, or I'kk.ih, or 1'kkt-ske, sometimes called Burchell's Zebb a, the E. Dauw or Asi- 



i Burchellii, :> of a pale brown color, the under side of the body being whitish ; head, body, and 



r part of the legs black streaked ; tail, inside and lower part of the legs white. This species 



"t the plains, and is found occurring in every district north of the Orange River, as far 



