NOTES 



ON 



XEW AXD RARE MAMMALS FROM CONGO 



Protr. Dr Einar LON'NBERQ 



The followiBg notes are based on material in the Congo Muséum 

 at Tervueren which kindlv has been put at mv disposai bv the 

 Director. 



Felis leo bleyenberghi n. subsp. 



When visiting the Congo Muséum at Ter\-ueren this spring 

 I was struck bv the fact that some Lions from Katanga appeared 

 to be xerv small-headed. Thanks to Dr. Schouteden I had the 

 opportunitv of closelv examining a maie Lion which had been shot 

 in the province mentioned bv Lieutenant van Bleyexbergh : This 

 spécimen was pale vellowish grey, sand-coloured, more vellowish 

 than « puttv colour » (Dauthexay 311). Short tips to the hair on 

 the back and sides of bodv black. The mane not much developed 

 extending from the ears onlv over the neck and with a short crest 

 above the withers. The latter was blackish with buffish hairs on 

 the sides; the mane of the neck pale buff, posteriorlv blackish. 

 A duskr\- tufr at the elbow and on the chest opposite the same. 

 The tuft of the tail short and black. 



The length of the flat skin is a little more than 2 m. The tail is 

 short, measuring onlv 72 cm. 



