EARS OF AFRICAN' ELEPHAXTS. 



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soutlievn races in the large size of its tusks, which ure, however, 

 frequently of a somewhat slender tjqae. 



Attention may now be directed to several photographs (text-figs. 

 1 1 2-1 1 6) of Elephant-heads from various parts of the eastern side of 

 Africa noi-th of the Orange liiver, the eais of all of which ai-e 

 characterised by the tendency to the assumption of a more or less 

 distinctly triangular' foi-m and by the pointed extremity of the 

 lappet, which is not inflected, and stands out quite distinct from 

 the side of the head. Dr. Matschie's E. a. knochenhaaeri and 

 E. a. oxyotis both pertain to this group ; but whereas I have no 

 difficulty in identifying the latter type, it is less easy to decide 

 whether any one of my specimens should be identified with the 

 foi-mer, which is tyj)ically from Gei-man East Afi-ica. 



Text-fig. 112. 



S'JTTEpy 



Head of a Male lOli'idiaiit tVoiu North-west Uhodesia, in tlie i)Cs»e>sioii of tlie 

 ])uice of Westminster. 



I take first the head in the possession of the Duke of West- 

 minster (text-fig. 112), which I am told was killed by his Grace 

 in Korth-western Rhodesia. In this specimen the ears are of 

 medium size, rising, when cocked, slightly above the vertex of 

 the head, with the superior bordei- nearly straight for some 



