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agrees in general in colour with the Port Elizabeth specimens but 

 has the cheeks pale brownish grey. The other specimen agrees in 

 the colour of the back, sides, and head, but is remarkable for having 

 the abdominal region bright reddish fawn and a large patch of a 

 similar colour on the chest, with a narrow, light-coloured strip con- 

 necting the two down the sternal region. 



From Bedford, Cape Colony, J have examined a large specimen. 

 This differs from the large Natal form (C. h. longiceps) in being 

 exceptionally light-coloured. The back is light reddish brown, 

 becoming paler on passing round the sides to the abdomen. The 

 cheeks are light yellowish with a tinge of reddish brown. 

 Though shrunk in spirit, it measures about 130 mm., and the hind 

 foot 15 mm. The skull measures : Length, 29*6 ; breadth, 19-6 ; 

 height, 14-8 ; orbital region, 8*2 ; dental series, 10'8 ; molar series, 

 5*7 ; palatal width, 8. Though this animal is lighter than any other 

 known specimens of G. hottentota, it resembles the typical forms 

 more closely than does the Natal animal. I have so far only seen 

 this one specimen from Bedford, and cannot say whether the light 

 colour is constant. 



From Somerset East I have one specimen, obtained for me by 

 Miss Susie Buys. It measures (from spirit) 140 mm., and hind foot 

 14 mm. It is dark reddish brown on back and sides, lighter towards 

 the abdomen. The cheeks are light yellowish red. The skull 

 measures : Length, 27*5 ; breadth, 18 ; height, 13 ; orbital region, 

 8-2; dental series, 11; molar series, 6 ; palatal width, 8. Sex: male. 

 An interesting point about this specimen is that the true molars are 

 loose and about to drop out, while the anterior teeth are apparently 

 of the second set and little worn. 



A specimen from Stutterheim resembles the paler varieties from 

 Grahamstown, but has the frontal and nasal region darker. 



From Berlin, near King William's Town, I have a specimen 

 obtained for me by Miss A. Couldridge. It agrees closely with the 

 darker Grahamstown specimens. The back is very dark brown, 

 becoming lighter at the sides. The cheeks are reddish yellow. The 

 animal measures 125 mm., and hind foot 13 mm. Sex : male. 



Besides the above-mentioned forms, all or most of which should, 

 I think, be retained in the typical C. hottentota, there are a number 

 of other sorts departing from the typical colour sufficiently markedly 

 to justify their being regarded as distinct varieties. Whether they 

 ought to be regarded as distinct species is a matter of opinion. Two 

 of the under-mentioned forms have recently been given specific rank 

 by Thomas and Schwann, and while I do not for a moment wish to 

 place my opinion against that of expert mammalologists, I cannot 



