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arranged in 5 or 7 narrow longitudinal stripes. Thu.s, so far as 

 the numbers of rows are concerned, F. s. senegalensis is intermediate 

 between F. togoensis and the typical form. The definite formation 

 of as many as five dorsal rows is very unusual. Three is the typical 

 number. But the figiu-e of the type of F. s. senegalensis shows 

 on the left side two stripes below the spinal stripe and above the 

 irregularly arranged spots. Inferentially therefore, this specimen 

 resembled at least one of those described as F. togoensis in having 

 a total of five dorsal stripes. 



F. togoensis is also said to be darker coloured thaii F. s. senegal- 

 ensis and F. s. serval. In Jan. 1905, a Serval kitten from Upper 

 Nigeria was presented to the Society by Capt. B. A. Rice. The 

 skin of this specimen is decidedly darker and richer in hue 

 than the typical and Senegalese Servals I have seen. In other 

 respects it seems to resemble the example of F. s. senegalensis 

 figured by Sir H. Johnston, the spots being small, numerous, close- 

 set and irregularly disposed, there being only three definite dorsal 

 stripes, and pei-haps about eight rows of spots in addition on the 

 sides and belly. These facts show that there is a complete gradation 

 between F. togoensis and other true Servals in all the characters 

 mentioned by Matschie as distinctive of his species. F. togoensis, 

 therefore, can at most be given only subspecific rank. 



On Felis ocreata Gmelin. 



Felis ocreata" Gmelin, Anh. Bruce Reisen (trans, by E. W. 

 Cuhn), ii. p. 27 (1791); H. Schwann, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 

 xiii. p. 421 (1904). 



Felis lyhica de Winton in Anderson's Zoology of Egypt, 

 Mammalia, p. 117 (1902). 



Subsp. UGANDiE Schwann. 



Torn. cit. p. 424. 



There is a single specimen of F. ocreata now living in the 

 Gardens, which is no doubt referable to this local race. It was 

 taken as a kitten at Neari, north of Fort Hall, in Uganda, and is the 

 property of Miss Winifred Edwardes. 



The general colour is a stone-grey. The stripes on the body are 

 scarcely defined but show vip in certain lights as veiy pale yellowish- 

 brown bands. On the legs they are much more distinct, the two 

 internal brachial stripes being black and conspicuous. The distal 

 portion of the tail is also striped with black. 



Subsp. CAFRA Desm. 



Felis cafra Desmarest, Encycl. Method., Mamm. Suppl. 1822, 

 p. 540 (and of subsequent authors). 



Early in the present year the Society received from Mr. A. W. 

 Guthrie, C.M.Z.S., of Port Elizabeth, a young example of this race, 

 which unfortunately died a few weeks after arrival. 



I am compelled to agree with Mr. Schwann that the name 



