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The shape of the skull of the Katanga Lion is thns markedly 

 différent from that of the Somali Lion. Other races of Lion, which 

 hâve been described, hâve larger skulls. 



A female Lion from Katanga, which is mounted in the Muséum 

 at Tervueren, belongs undoubtedlv to the same race. It is small- 

 headed, light grev in colour, but in some shades of light faint 

 spots may be seen. 



HoAv far the Katanga Lion is distributed cannot be stated for 

 the présent, but a maie Lion from the Wissmann-Falls in the 

 Conso Muséum is similar in colour, and has onlv the neck in front 

 of the shoulders covered with a mane. It is possible, or probable 

 that it belongs to the same race, but T hâve not seen its skull. 



Aonyx capensis congica Lônnberg. 



A mounted Clawless Otter in the Congo Muséum at Tervueren 

 from Kisantu, Lower Congo, belongs to this race, as is clearly 

 proved bv the smallness of the molars ('). Concerning the colour 

 of this spécimen I hâve made the following notes. General colour 

 of the bodv, especiallv the posterior part, dark chocolaté brown 

 (Dauthenay 342). Light tips to the hair from the middle of the 

 back increase in number towards the head where they are most 

 numerous. As in the tvpe spécimen the ears are margined with 

 white. The middle portion of the nose to above the eyes is whitish, 

 margined on the sides by large brown patches, which extend from 

 the corner of the eye to the tip of the nose, and behind the eyes to 

 the upper half of the ear. Below this brown patch the lips and the 

 sides of the head as well as the throat and lower neck is white. 

 On the sides of the neck the Une of démarcation is sharp, but 

 towards the shoulders it is obsolète. The legs below the shoulders 

 and the tail hâve no white tips to the hair. The under fur is light 

 greyish. 



The length of this mounted spécimen is, head and body about 

 82 cm., and tail about 50 cm. The hind foot is approximately 

 14,5 cm. 



(') They are not even quite as large as those of the 13'pe. 



