94 Mr. 0. Thomas on 



XIV. — On a Collection of Mammals obtained in Somnliland 

 h/ Major H. N. Dunn, E.A.M.C, toith Descriptions of 

 Allied Species fioin other Localities. By Oldfield 

 Thomas, F.R.S. 



Major H. N. Dunn, E.A.M.C, to whom tlie National 

 Museum was indebted for the interesting collection of 

 Soudanese mammals described last year*, spent the winter 

 and spring in Somaliland, attached to the Abyssinian con- 

 tingent taking part in the expedition against the Mullah. As 

 usual, he made as good a collection of mammals as was possible 

 under the circumstances, and has been rewarded by finding a 

 considerable number of new forms, which are here described. 



Most of the collection was made in Central Somaliland on 

 the red sandy and stoneless Haud, the fauna of which appears 

 to be peculiar in many respects. The vivid reds of such 

 animals as JJerpestes ochraceus perfulvidus, Xerus rutilus 

 intensus, and Ammodillus imheUls are a notable feature of the 

 mammalian fauna, as is the reduction in size found in other 

 types, such as the pigmy leopard {Felis pardits nanopardus) 

 and Somali wild dog {Lycaon pictus somalicus). 



Major Dunn has again presented the whole of his interesting 

 and valuable collection to the National Museum. 



1. Galago sp. 



J' . 128 ; ? . 127, Fafan, "65 miles east of Harar. 



Allied to G. teng, Sund. 



It is probable that all the members of the G. moholi group, 

 including G. teng, G. gallarum, &c., should be looked upon 

 as local subspecies of one widely distributed species. 



2. Megaderma cor^ Peters. 

 ^. 134, 135. Gerlogobi. 



3. Felis pardus nanopardus^ subsp. n. 



(J ? . 40 miles west of Gorahai. 



A leopard of the ordinary African desert type, but con- 

 spicuously smaller than any other member of the group. 



Fur short, hairs of back only about 10 mm. in length. 



Coloration as usual in East-African leopards, the general 

 tone pale^ the ground-colour along the dorsal area pale buffy 



* P. Z. S. IOCS, vol. i. p. LW. 



