APPENDIX III.— MAMMALS 



1^0 leo spinaliciisis (Noack). Nortli-Easl African I, ion. 

 I Native name, " Ambassa.'') 



This race of tlic lion [Fc/is Ico, Linn.) is distinguished from the other 

 races by its very large ears, very long tail, and pale grey tinge to the fur. 

 It was described from Somaliland, but I consider the Abyssinian lions to 

 belong to the same race. Mr. I'owell-Cotton shot one female out of a 

 troop of 5 (i c? juv., 3 $ , and i cub) on 23rd May i goo, towards Metenimch. 

 He says the only place where they appeared to be numerous was at 

 Laminifun. 



The lion has been divided into the following races : — 



Leo ho typicus (L.) Yellowish-red, with dorsal and pectoral mane, 

 but no thoracico-abdominal mane. Habitat, Africa. 



Leo leo barbartis (Fischer). Very large, dusky ochraceous ; the mane 

 very thick and long, extending to the middle of the back ; a thick and 

 heavy thoracico-abdominal mane. The female has the inside of fore-legs 

 white. Habitat, North .-Xfrica. 



Leo leo capensis (Fischer). In this race the colour was dusky yellow, 

 the mane enormously long and thick, ciuite black ; a thoracico-abdominal 

 mane present also ; long and thick ears ; larger than in the preceding race. 

 Habitat, Cape Colony. Extinct. 



Leo leo seneaulenst's (Fhcher). Medium sized; reddish-yellow in colour; 

 the mane feebly developed, absent from the shoulders, running to a point on 

 the withers. Habitat, Senegal. 



Leo leo persicus (Fischer). Pale, creamy yellow in colour ; small mane, 

 short ; no thoracico-abdominal mane. Habitat, Persia. 



L^o leo itsiatiais (Jardine). Uniform fawn colour ; size small ; 

 mane scanty, pale yellow tipped with gray, covers the shoulders ; a 

 thoracico-abdominal mane is present. Habitat : Bassorah, on the Lower 

 Euphrates, and Babylon. 



Leo leo goojraticnsis (Smee). \'ery large ; colour, dull yellowish brown ; 

 mane short, only on head and neck ; no thoracico-abdominal mane ; tuft 

 of tail extraordinarily developed. Habitat, Guzerat. Nearly extinct. 



Leo leo somaliensis (Noack). Rather small ; has very large ears ; a 

 very long tail, pale yellowish-grey in colour ; the mane docs not cover the 

 shoulders; a thoracico-abdominal mane is absent. .\byssinia and 

 Somaliland. 



Leo leo ka/nptzi (Matschie), Colour, ochraceous, dun underside, up to 

 top of thighs yellow, not white. Cameroons and .Vdamowa. 



Many modern zoologists, more particularly English ones, deny the ex- 

 istence of more than one race of lion, asserting that all the given character- 



