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12. Rhinoceros Simus. The White Rhinoceros. Witte Rhi- 

 noster of ihe Cape Colonists. Chieore of the Matahili and 

 Bechuana. 



Six feet six or eight inehes high at the shoukler^ and above 

 fourteen in extreme length. Head four feet long. Muzzle trun- 

 cated, upwards of eighteen inches in breadth ; furnished with two 

 horns placed one behind the other as in the last species ; the 

 anterior robust at the base, tapering, and about three feet in 

 length ; the posterior a mere excrescence, five or six inches long. 

 Ears pointed and approximated, placed on the neck. A square 

 lump immediately behind them. Eyes very diminutive and lateral. 

 Legs short and straight, terminating in three toes. Tail about two 

 feet long, compressed and bristled at the extremity. Hide very 

 rough and knotty, extremely thick, with folds and plaits about the 

 neck. Colour varying ; usually dirty brownish Avhite. 



Female similar, but smaller. Mamma; two. Very common in 

 the interior, after passing Kurrichane. 



Genus. Equus. 



13. Equus Zebra. The Zebra. Wilde Paard of ihe Cape 

 Colonists. 



About four feet high at the shoulder, and eight feet two inches 

 in extreme length. Shape light and symmetrical. Legs very 

 slender. Feet small, terminating in a solid hoof. Head light and 

 bony. Ears and tail asinine ; the latter blackish, about sixteen 

 inches long, and tufted at the extremity. Ground colour of the 

 hair white. The whole of the body, neck, head, and legs, covered 

 with narrow black bands, placed wider or closer together; the 

 upper ones connected with the dorsal line, but not extending over 

 the belly, or inside of thighs. Mane erect and bushy, alternately 

 banded white and black. Two transverse black bands on the ears. 

 Brown stripes on the face terminating in a bay nose. A bare spot 

 a little above the knee on all four of the legs. 



Female with two inguinal mammae. 



Gregarious. Found within the Cape Colony. Inhabits moun- 

 tainous regions only. 



