Mammals from SomaWand. 95 



or cveam-bufFj, gvadually passing into wliite on the belly and 

 limbs. Spots small, more or less elongated on the anterior 

 back ; rosettes not well-defined or conspicLious. Spotting on 

 limbs extending to the toes. 



Skull conspicuously smaller than in any other known 

 leopard, as shown by the measiirements given below. Pro- 

 jwrtions generally similar to the larger forms, but the cranial 

 crests less developed, there being practically no sagittal crest 

 at all, while the upper part of the Ininbdoid crest is almost 

 sessile on the brain-case, instead of being supported on a long 

 projecting helmet. Zygomata more uniformly expanded, and 

 consequently more nearly parallel, tiian in pardus. 



Teeth as usual, except for their smalhr size. 



Lenoth of flat skin of ^ 1150 mm., of ? (type) 1070 j 

 tail, S 650, ? 580. 



Skulls : — 



S Cvonng F. pardus c? 



adult). $ (old), (yg. ad.) * 



mm. nnu. mm. 



Greatest length 166 172 207 



Basal length 142 142-5 173 



Zygomatic breadth 105 101 123 



Nasals, length 41 38 52 



„ breadth 24 24 31 



Breadth of brain-case '. . . (i5 62"5 73 



Palate length 75 75 92 



Basal diameter of upper canine .11 10 15 



Horizontal length of//- 5-5 2'8 55 



„ „ p"" 14-5 12-5 18 



„ „ p* 21-7 20 26 



„ „ m' 7 6 8-5 



Ih 10-8 0-2 12-6 



„ „ Pi 14-5 13-5 18 5 



„ „ m, lo-8 15-2 20 



ILih. as above. 



Type. Old female. B.M. no. 4. 5. 9. 35. 



That a pigmy leopaid occurred in Central Somaliland was 

 first noticed by Capt. Johnston Stewart, of the 2nd Kings's 

 African llitles, who shot a s|)ecimen in the Dulbahanta 

 country during the spring of 1903, and despatched it home to 

 the National Museum. By some accident it never arrived, 

 and almost immediately afterwards Capt. Stewart was killed 

 by the Mullah's troops, and his invaluable services lost to his 

 country. 



Later on Major Dunn obtained the two specimens above 

 referred to, but, looking on them as mere sportsman's trophies, 

 did not take the measurements in the flesh. Fortunately, 



* From Kenya District, P'ast Africa, presented by Dr. S. L. Ilinde 



