586 MESSRS. O. THOMAS AND H. SCHWANN ON [May 29, 



many miles consists of grass-covered flats and undulating country 

 dotted with kopjes and long stony ridges, with here and there 

 patches of cactus and thorn trees. Euphorbias (Naboom) and 

 milk-bush are common in the kopjes, though water is by no means 

 plentiful. "When the country is dry and grass is scarce, the 

 country is very ' karoo '-like and most monotonous to travel over. 



" The Woodbush Hills are part of the northern spurs of the 

 Drakensberg, and very similar to the high veldt of Zululand both 

 in vegetation and climate. 



" Woodbush village lies in the hills of the same name, but at a 

 rather lower elevation than the hills proper. It is surrounded by 

 rocky country fairly well timbered, but not nearly so thickly 

 as the ' bush- veldt.' The vegetation consists chiefly of mimosa- 

 thorn (Acacia), large specimens of Euphorbias, fig-trees (Moga) 

 along the streams, and Ntuma trees on the warmer sides of the 

 large kloofs. 



" The natives throughout the high veldt are Basuto, and, 

 except in a few instances, gave no assistance in collecting 

 specimens." 



22. Oercopithecus albigularis Sykes. 

 $. 1340. 



This is the second record of this East African species in South 

 Africa proper. Sclater* mentions the captui-e of the first 

 specimen at Umtali in Mashonaland. 



" Basuto name ' Duru.' 



" Common, but difficult to obtain on account of its wariness. 

 This species inhabits the deep kloofs in the depths of the forests, 

 seldom visiting the open parts." — 0. H. B. G. 



23. Elephantulus rupestris myurus, subsp. n. 

 2. 1137. 



Similar to the tj^pical rupestris from Namaqualand in general 

 colour and proportions, but with a much more closely-haired and 

 untufted tail. 



Fur soft and silky, about 10 mm. in length on middle of 

 back. General colour of upper surface between drab and 

 fawn-colour, passing into yellowish drab on flanks ; under 

 surfa,ce pure white, bases of hairs blackish slate. Eyes not so 

 conspicuously ringed with white as in the typical subspecies, the 

 white line partially interrupted posteriorly. Ears of medium 

 length, light drab externally, not rufous-brown as in rupestris, 

 and with no rufous hairs internally, only white. Nuchal region 

 light rufous in colour, not so markedly so as in the typical 

 Namaqualand race. Upper surface of hands and feet pure white. 

 Tail long, closely covered with minute hairs, reddish brown above, 

 white below, not tufted at the tip. 



Dimensions of the type (measured in the flesh) : — 



Head and body 127 mm. ; tail 154 ; hind foot 34 ; ear 26. 



* Mammals of Soutli Africa,- vol. i. p. 12 (1900). 



