neto Mammals from Lake Chad and the Congo. 521 



9*5 ; length of nasal suture 26 ; length of upper molar series 

 43; greatest breadth ui m^ 8. 



JIab. Kodja Hill, Craima Range ; River Kibali, Monbuttu. 



Type. Adult female. Original no. 105. Collected by 

 Mr. Boyd Alexander, 18th July, 1906. (Two specimens 

 examined.) 



The present species is easily distinguishable from either of 

 its neighbours Mackinderi and Jacksoni by its very short 

 fur and black vertex. In skull-characters it resembles 

 Jacknoni in its long narrow nasals, l)ut differs in its greater 

 size and stouter teeth; from Mackinderi, with which it 

 agrees closely in size, it is at once distinguishable by its 

 siiorter fur, narrow nasals, and slightly larger teeth. 



We have much pleasure in dedicating this species to Jos^ 

 Lopes, who followed Mr. Alexander so pluckily throughout 

 his long and arduous journey. 



Procavia sharica, sp. n. 



A hypsodont dassie of medium size with a linear orange 

 dorsal spot. 



Size approximately as in the Nigerian Goslingi ; fur short 

 (15 mm.) and harsh as compared with that of Goslingi; 

 general colour above near " hair-brown," resulting from a 

 mixture of black and "wood-brown"; hairs of under surface 

 buffy to their bases; under-fur of back wood-brown with dark 

 brown bases; the hairs of outer fur black with pale buflfy tips. 

 Face grizzled black and white; crown dark (near "seal- 

 brown"), the dark area extending on to the nape; con- 

 spicuous patches of " pinkish buff" behind the ears. Dorsal 

 spot long (50 mm.), narrow (6-7 ram.), its hairs " ochraceous 

 buff^"* from base to tip. 



Skull narrower for its size than in Goslingi, larger in all 

 ways than that of the Soudanese ruficeps at the same stage; 

 nasals about the same length as in Goslingi and ruficeps, but 

 narrowing sharply anteriorly, very markedly more so than in 

 either of the other species. 



Dimensions of type (those of body taken in the flesh) : — 



Head and body 456 mm. ; hind foot 70 ; ear 28. 



Skull (Stage VI.) : greatest length 85 ; basilar length 73 ; 

 greatest breadth 47 ; greatest breadth of frontals 35 ; 

 anterior breadth of frontals 20 ; anterior breadth of nasals 8 ; 

 length of nasal suture 20 ; length of upper molar series 

 (^* to 7?*^) 32 ; greatest breadth of m' 6*5. 



Hah. Kajibu, Shari River. 



'lype. Young male. Original no. 45. Collected by 

 Ann. d' Mag. X. Hist. Ser. 7. \'ol. xix. 36 



