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14. Equus Burchellii. Burchell's Zebra. Bonte Quagga of the 

 Cape Colonists. Piitzi of the Bechuana avd Matahili. 



Male foiu' feet six inches high at the shoulder, and eight feet six 

 inches in extreme length. Body round. Legs robust. Crest 

 arched and svirmounted by a standing mane, five inches high, 

 banded black and white. Ears and tail equine ; the latter thirty- 

 five inches long, flowing and white. Muzzle black. Coat short 

 and glossy. General ground colour of the head, neck, and body, 

 sienna, capriciously banded with black and deep brown transverse 

 stripes forming various figures, and unconnected with the dorsal 

 line, which widens towards the croup. Belly and legs pure white. 

 Bare spots above the knees on the inside. 



Female an udder with four mammae. 



Inhabits the plains of the interior beyond the Gareep in immense 

 herds. 



\5. Equus Quagga. The Quagga. Q,n?igga,of the Cape Colonists. 



About the height of BurchclFs Zebra, but of a more robust form. 

 Ears and tail equine, as in the preceding ; the former marked with 

 two irregular black bands. Crest very high, surmounted by a 

 standing mane banded alternately brown and white. Colour of 

 the head, neck, and upper parts of the body, reddish brown, ii'regu- 

 larly banded and marked Avitli dark brown stripes, stronger on the 

 head and neck, and gradually becoming fainter until lost behind 

 the shoulder. Dorsal line broad ; belly, legs, and tail, white. 



Female similar. INIammse four. 



Still found within the Cape Colony. Inhabits the open plains 

 south of the Vaal River in immense herds. 



Order. RUMINANTIA. 



Genus. Camelopardalis. 



16. Camelopardalis Giraffa. The Girafi^e. Kameel of the 

 Cape Colonists. Intootla of the Matabili. 



In stature the tallest of mammiferous animals. Adult male 



