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MR. R. LYDEKKER ON THE 



[Feb. 2, 



From the presence of a well-developed frontal horn, this animal 

 is clearly allied to the northern and eastern forms of the species. 

 On the other hand, it resembles the South- African race {G. camelo- 

 pardcdis ccqyensis) in having the hind-legs spotted right down to 

 the hoofs ; the fore-limbs also displaying the same feature, although 



Text-fiff. 33. 



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Male Congo Giratt'e. (From the type specimen in the Tervueren Museum.) 



less distinctly. Tlie sides of the head are much more fully spotted 

 than in the Cape form, and the tail is remarkable for the great 

 fullness of its terminal tuft. In the spotting of the legs it 

 resembles the description of the type specimen of G. camelopardalis 

 tippelskirchi, although the dark markings show no trace of the 



