936 MR. R. I. POCOCK ox THE [June 14, 



below the ear which exudes a yellow glutinous secretion with a 

 strong goaty odour ; (3) an unpaired dorsjxl gland six or eight 

 inches in front of the tail ; (4) a gland on each side of the tail 

 above the ischiatic prominence ; (5) a gkxn<l on the posterior 

 aspect of each hock ; (<j) interdigital glands on all four liudis. 



My observations on this species were limited to a prematurely 

 born ftctus. On thi.s I could lind no trace of the glands below the 

 ears or on the hocks or on the ischia. except for the crease of skin 

 at the loot of the tail on each side. The dorsal gland was in a 

 rudimentary condition, the hairs on each side of the spine of the 

 lumbo-sacral area showing a black spot and being slightly stuck 

 together. 



In view of the absence or rudimentaiy condition of the glands 

 mentioned, it was interesting to find the pedal glands highly 

 developed. They opened l)y a small circular orifice on the front 

 of the pastern some distance aI)ove the base of the hoofs. The 

 orifice led into a long and spncious gland directed at first down- 

 wards towards the hoofs, then sharply curved upwards aloug the 

 posterior wall of the pastern, occupying almost the entii'e space 

 between the phalanges of the feet, nearly as far up as their 

 :irticulation with the cannon-])one. These glands, present on all 

 four feet, were ciummed full of white cheesy secretion. They 

 resembled on a very large sciile the glands of Sheep more than 

 the glands of any of the Bovidte or Cervidie, although the orifice 

 was situated higher up the pastern than in Ovis, recalling in this 

 particular the orifice of such a Deer as Capreolas. It was notice- 

 able, too, that there was no depi-ession on the front of the pastern 

 for the orifice to open upon. The hoofs were united by a very 

 deep and continuously hairj^ web, extending from the heels as 

 far forwards as tlie anterior proximal margin of the hoofs. 



Family CIRAFFID^. 



GiRAFFA cAMELOPARUALis Liun. (The Giralle.) 



(Text-fig. 125, B.) 



According to Ogilby, the Giraffe has neither preorlntal nor 

 inguinal glands, but has small interdigital fossa^ and four 

 mamma\ 



A young .specimen, three weeks old, that died in the Zoological 

 Gardens, presented the characters mentioned b}^ Ogilby exce})t 

 tliat there was no trace of " interdigital fossa^," the feet being 

 completely webbed, with low heels and no trace of a depression on 

 tlie front of the pastern. Tlie interungual integument, moreover, 

 was cpiite naked from front to l)ack,asin iiovint' and Tragelaphine 

 Ruminants, and the same gej.itinous mass of ti.ssue was pi*esent 

 lietween the penultimate phaliinges of the pastern as is foinid in 

 tiie latter jinimals. 



There was a thick pad of hairs over and lielow llie knees ; but 

 I could tletect no evidence of glandular activity in the underlying 

 skin, there being plenty of underwool but no secretion at the base 



