1888.] KaUATORIAL AFRICA. 7 



most strongly marked example, the present being by far the most 

 distant point from Abyssinia from which it has been recorded. 



Bearing in mind the semi-domesticated state of many of the 

 Mungooses, and the otherwise strictly West-African character of the 

 Monbuttu fauna, one is almost tempted to believe that this species 

 has been artificially transported across the watershed from the Lado 

 district, where Dr, Emin has himself previously obtained it. 



9. Crossarchus obscurus, F. Cut. ? 

 a. 5 imm. 



" Lives in pairs ; very harmful to poultry." — E. 



An extraordinary short-haired specimen, of the determination of 

 which I am somewhat doubtful. It is wholly without the long fur on 

 the body, none of the hairs exceeding about 14 or 15 millim. in length, 

 and the general tone of colour is a peculiar whitish grey, exactly 

 similar to that of the underfur of C. obscurus. It appears to me 

 probable that it has been clipped of the longer hairs by the natives, 

 perhaps for purposes of deception, as the majority of the hairs do 

 not taper naturally to a point, but end quite abruptly. Its skull is 

 quite similar to that of G. obscurus. 



10. Lycaon picttjs, Temm. 

 a. Skin and skull, young. 



This specimen, unfortunately without a label, is probably part of 

 the Wadelai collection, as the species is known from Abyssinia and 

 South Africa, but not from Western Africa. The sizes of the milk- 

 premolars in this specimen are as follows : — m. pm." , length 6*5 

 millim.; m- pm.\ length 11-4; m. pm.'* , length 8-5, breadth 9*5; 

 m. pm.2, length 6-1 ; ^iT^)!^, 8-4 ; m. pm.^ , 13-3. 



11. ICTIDONYX ZORILLA, L. 



«. (S . Redjaf, near Lado, 1/84. 



12. Crocidtjra poriana. Dobs. 

 a-c. Wadelai, 10/85 and 4/86. 



I am indebted to Dr. Dobson for the determination of this Shrew. 

 The type came from Shoa, and the species is therefore, so far as is 

 yet known, distinctly Abyssinian. 



13. Epomophorxjs (Hypsignathus) monstrosus, Allen. 



a-b. c? & ?. Tingasi, 29/10/83. 



" Iride fusca. ' Balupa ' of natives. Lives upon fruit, and is 

 itself eaten by the natives. Found in flocks of from 50 to 60." — E. 

 Herr Bohndorff also obtained this species in Niam-niam-land. 

 Previously only known from West Africa. 



14. Epoijophorus franqueti. Tomes. 

 a. Tingasi, 5/82. 



This is another wholly West-African species. 



