1907.] 



EARS OF AFRICAN ELEPHANTS. 



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inucli less elliptical than in E. a. toxotis, and approaches more to 

 that of the undermentioned E. a. ci/clotis, but agrees Avith the 

 former in that the lappet underhaugs part of the lower ja^v and 

 chin. 



I think I am justified in regai-ding the Mashonaland Elephant 

 as a. distinct race, for which the name U. africanns selousi would 

 be appi'opriate ; the sjDecimen in the Impei'ial Institute being 

 regai-ded as the type. 



This race will be characterised by the eai's being of considerable 

 size, with the mai-gin rounded, and the infei'ior lappet lai'ge, 

 pointed, and extending inwards to some extent beneath the lower 

 jaAv and throat. In this I'espect they are unlike those of other 

 East African Elephants. Perhaps it may not be impertinent to 

 suggest to the authorities of the Imperial Institute that this 

 interesting specimen requires cai'eful repairing at the hands of a 

 skilled taxidermist. 



Text-fiij-. 110. 



Head of Male Elephant from Swaziland, in the Iinpevial Institute. 



A second head in the Imperial Institute (text-fig. 110) is stated 

 to have been obtained from Swaziland. The ears are in bad 

 condition, and I am unable to come to any certain conclusion as 

 to the race represented by this specimen, which appears, however, 

 to approximate to the Mashonaland type. 



