3i6 ASSES. 



collected as a tuft at the end. It differs, however, in being 

 white underneath the chest and abdomen, and in having 

 white patches on the rear part of the croup at each side of 

 the stripe down the back. Also, there are no transverse 

 stripes on the croup. The stripes are somewhat narrower 

 than those of the mountain zebra, and, in their arrangement, 

 resemble them more nearly than do those of the Burchell 

 zebra, with which it closely agrees in its conformation. The 

 differences in the stripes of these two animals are shown in 

 Figs. 182 and 183. 



The Quagga (yEquus quagga, see PI. 68), forty years ago, 

 was to be found in immense numbers south of the Vaal river 

 in Southern Africa. I have the authority of Mr. F. C. Selous, 

 for saying that it is extinct in a wild state ; although it is 

 possible that there may be a specimen or two in some 

 menagerie or other. During a tour last year throughout 

 South Africa, I failed to obtain any tidings of the quagga. It 

 was a strong, somewhat heavily built animal, slow of pace for 

 a wild ass, and could have been readily broken to harness or 

 saddle. It stood about the height of the Burchell zebra. 

 Its colour on the shoulders and body was brown. The head 

 and neck were marked alternately with white and dark -brown 

 stripes, like those of the mountain zebra. There were on the 

 shoulders and body some faint stripes, which gradually faded 

 away as they went backwards. The colour was more or less 

 white beneath the chest and belly, on the tail, except at the 

 root, and on the legs below the elbows and stifles. It had a 

 broad stripe down the back. It closely resembled Burchell's 

 zebra, with the exception of being differently marked, and 

 being more heavily built. 



