Or the two coloured plates included in this 
number we are indebted to Sir 
Harry Johnston for permission 
to reproduce in fac simile his 
painting of the Okapi, which appears in his 
work “The Uganda Protectorate,” a book 
which can be heartily recommended to all 
lovers of nature as well as to those who are 
interested in Politics, Geography, Languages 
and History. ‘These two handsome volumes 
are an eloquent tribute to the versatility of 
their author. A most interesting account of 
his search for this newly discovered mammal 
was given by Sir Harry in “The living 
Animals of the world,” and will also be found 
in the chapter on the Zoology of the Uganda 
Protectorate in his new work, so that it need 
not be repeated here, but the following facts 
may perhaps be new to some of our readers. 
The various drawings of the 
okapi done by Siw Harry 
Johnston were made from 
the mounted skin and other 
data, but the coloured draw- 
ing was, in the main, done 
in Africa from the skin, 
whilst this was fresh and 
still retained some indica- 
tion of the animal’s form. 
The colours of the hair were 
brighter before the skin 
made its journey to London. 
The size of the okapi is 
The 
Okapi. 
that of a large stag. Its 
coloration is quite extra- 
ordinary: the cheeks and 
jaws are yellowish white, 
contrasting abruptly with 
the dark-coloured neck. 
The forehead is a deep 
HEAD OF THE OKAPI. 
Front and side views from the original drawing 
by Sir Harry Johnston reproduced in 
“The Uganda Protectorate. 
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red chestnut; the large broad ears are of 
the same tint, fringed, however, with Jet 
black. The forehead ranges between vinous 
red and black in tint, and a black line follows 
the bridge of the nose down to the nostrils. 
The ample is sepia coloured, but there is a 
faint rim or moustache of reddish yellow hair 
round the upper lip. The neck, shoulders, 
barrel, and back range in tone from sepia and 
jet black to rich vinous red. The belly is 
Ngee except just under the knees. ‘The 
tail is bright ae red, with a small black 
tuft. The hindquarters, hind and fore legs 
are either snowy white or pale cream-colour, 
touched here and there with orange. They 
are boldly marked, however, with purple-black 
stripes and splodges, which give that zebra- 
like appearance to the limbs of the okapi 
that caused the first imperfect account of it to 
indicate the discovery of a 
new striped horse. ‘The soft 
parts of the animal being 
as yet unknown, 1t cannot 
be stated positively that the 
okapi possesses a prehensile 
tongue like the giraffe, but it 
is probably by the lps and 
tongue that the creature 
gathers the leaves on which 
it feeds, for according to the 
accounts of the natives it 
lives entirely on foliage and 
small twigs. Like all living 
runiments (except the camel) 
it has no front teeth in the 
upper Jaw. 
“So far as is yet known,” 
says Sir Harry, “the existing 
range of the okapi is confined 
to the northern part of the 
