LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 

 Plates 

 Doctor Joel Asaph Allen. Frontispiece. 

 I. — Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni claudi, showing two color phases. 

 II. — Crocidura jacksoni denti; and Sylvisorex oriundus, type. 

 III. — Scutisorex congicus. 

 IV. — Crocidura nyansse kivu. 

 V. — Idiurus langi, new species; in color. 

 VI. — Thos anthus soudanicus: adult male and female. 

 VII. — Thos anthus soudanicus and Mellivora capensis cottoni. 

 VIII. — Lutra maculicollis: adult female and young male. 

 IX. — Micraonyx cinerea and Aonyx capensis: stuffed skins. 

 X. — Aonyx capensis: adult and young males. 



XI. — Habitat of Lutra maculicollis and Aonyx capensis along the Bima River. 

 XII-XIII. — Civettictis civetta orientalis: adult male; melanistic and normal coloring 



in the young; ventral view of genitalia, musk pouch, and anus. 

 XIV-XV. — Genetta pardina fieldiana and Genetta servalina: adult male and female; 



side view of heads. 

 XVI. — Genetta victorise: adult male. 



XVII. — Genetta victorise and Poiana richardsoni ochracea: side view of heads. 

 XVIII. — Osbornictis piscivora: type, adult male, in color. 

 XIX. — Habitat of Osbornictis piscivora, new species, along one of the larger forest 



brooks at the height of the rainy season. 

 XX. — Poiana richardsoni ochracea and Nandinia binotata. 

 XXI. — Nandinia binotata: adult and young males. 

 XXII. — Herpestes ichneumon funestus: two views of head. 

 XXIII. — Herpestes ichneumon funestus and Galerella ochracea ochracea. 

 XXIV. — Helogale hirtula robusta, new subspecies; and Mungos gothneh. 

 XXV. — Crossarchus alexandri: views of adult male and head. 

 XXVI. — Ichneumia leucura ibeana: views of subadult male and head. 

 XXVII. Xenogale microdon, new species: views of adult male and head. 

 XXVIII. — Atilax robustus; and Atilax macrodon, new species. 

 XXIX. — Habitat of Atilax along shore of the Bima River. 



XXX-XXXI. — Bdeogale nigripes: adult male; subadult female; side views of heads. 

 XXXII. — Crocuta crocuta fortis , new subspecies: adult female and young male. 

 XXXIII-XXXIV. — Crocuta crocuta fortis, new subspecies: type skull, palatal view; 



palatal view of two adult skulls, showing varying position of second upper 



premolar. 

 XXXV. — Crocuta crocuta fortis, new subspecies, and C. c. germinans: comparative 



views of right auditory bulla. 

 XXXVI. — Crocuta crocuta fortis, new subspecies, and C. c. germinans: comparative 



views of braincase. 

 XXXVII-XXXVIII. — Leo leo azandicus, new subspecies: type; adult male; adult 



female. 

 XXXIX-XL. — Leo leo azandicus, new subspecies: type skull, lateral, palatal, and 



dorsal views; lateral view of mandible. 

 XLI. — Panthera pardus chui; and Panthera pardus iturensis, new subspecies. 



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