Mammals from Somalihuul. ^^ 



Most nearly allied to L. p. hipinus of British East Africn, 

 but rather smaller, as shown by the skull-nieasurcments. 

 Fur excessively sparse and short, the hairs of the back only 

 about 10 mm. in length ; how far this is seasonal remains to 

 be seen, but no specinn'ns from other localities have such 

 short fur. Gi^neral colour dark, the black and yellow of 

 about equal extent, more closely and finely marbled than in 

 htpinus, where the colours are in larger masses. No white 

 patches on the upper surface of the body. Muzzle and CMitre 

 of crown black as usual. Occipital dark line not continued 

 through the nuchal yellow patch. Under surface almost 

 naked, except on the throat ; black, with indistinct white 

 markings on the throat. Back of ears blackish, some 

 yellowish hairs internnxed on the basal half. Fore limbs 

 maibled black and white. Hind limbs buffy yellow above, 

 the feet black and white, as in lupinus. Tail not forming a 

 very thick brush, its short-haired yellow base shorter than 

 the black mesial and white terminal portions. 



YuY long and coarse. Back of ears blackish. Coronal black streak pro- 

 minent, but not passing down the nape. Under surface well-liaired 

 black, yellow, and white, the tiiroat black without white hairs inter- 

 Jiiixed. Limbs marbled with black and pale butly yellow. Tail with a 

 large white brush, which occupies the greater portion of its length, the 

 yellow basal portion being short and the median black segment almost 

 obsolete. 



8kull and teeth conspicuously smaller than in the -allied southern 

 forms, scarcely larger than in L. p. somalicus. 



Skull dimensions : greatest length 192 mm. ; basal length 171; zygo- 

 matic breadth 119; length of nasals diagonally 66; interorbital breadth 

 yU ; breadth of brain-case 65 ; palate length 93 ; length of upper car- 

 nassial on outer edge '2\, of lower carnassial 24. 



Hab. Zululand. Type from the Pongola River. 



Type. Adult male. ' B.M. no. 2. 2. 8. 2. Collected 2.3rd March, 1896, 

 and presented by Col. David Bruce, R.A.M.C. Two other specimens 

 recently presented by C. D. Budd, Esq. 



This south-eafetern form of hunting-dog is readily recognizable by its 

 Fmall size and the profuse white marblings of its upper surface. Such 

 white markings as are present in L. p. vetiaficiis of Central Cape Colony 

 are quite few and inconspicuous, the general colour above being yellow 

 with some black markings. The Nyasa form, which I assign to the true 

 L. pictus, has, like zidticusis, the black and yellow in more equal propor- 

 tions, but there are comparatively few white markings and the size is 

 considerably greater. 



In the type specimen the white markings are only present on the poste- 

 rior half of the back, but in the two presented by Mr. Iludd they e.vtend 

 over the whole upper surface of the body. 



It is noticeable that in the type specimen there is no trace of either of 

 the upper anterior ))remolar8 (p ), a tooth present in every other skull in 

 the Museum. The two e.\amples from Mr. Rudd's collection are without 

 skulls. 



