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The small size of the dry hind foot is especially noteworthy, because Thomas & 

 Wboughton^ have indicated the length of that member of a female O. servalina from 

 Gaboon to be 101 mm. The above measurements of the hind feet agree better Avith those 

 of O. bettoni according to the authors quoted. But in addition to the differences from 

 this species in colour and pattern, as already discussed, the great size of the skull proves 

 the difference. The greatest length of the female skull is 88,5, and that of the male 92,2 mm. 

 Condylobasal length of the former 86,6, of the latter 88,6 mm.; basal length resp. 81,7 and 

 83,5 mm.; zygomatic breadth 38,6, and 42,5 mm.; interorbital width 11,9, and 13,5 mm. 

 Outer diameter of j)* 7,8 mm. as well in male as female, its longest diameter in the male 

 8,7 mm.; transverse diameter of m^ in the same 7 mm. Length of palate 41 mm., length 

 of bulla 18 mm. Length of p* 6,4 mm.; of m^ 7,i mm. (in G. bettoni 6 mm. according to 

 Thomas). 



When describing the mammals of the Ruwenzori-Expedition^ Oldfield Thomas 

 and B. C Wboughton give some notes on specimens of G. bettoni. They mention there 

 also the difference in size between the upper carnassial of the female and male of this 

 Genet, the length on the outer side of this tooth being in three females from 6,9 to 7,3 mm., 

 but in a male 8,1 mm. As similar observations has been made on other Genets, f. i. G. 

 stuhlmanni, it appears noteworthy that in male and female of the Genet now described 

 this tooth has similar dimensions. 



Genetta stuhlmanni Matschie. 



Two male specimens from Masisi (three days west of Lake Kivu), Febr. 1914. One 

 male from Rutshuru, Dec. 3, 1914. 



Both the former, one of which is young, are somewhat paler than the Rutshuru 

 specimen which appears most typical. On the whole the adult specimens agree very well 

 with my specimens from the Kenia district, which proves that this species is fully re- 

 cognizable at both ends of its area of distribution. 



Nandinia binotata Geay. 



A young female from Masisi near Kivu, Febr. 1914, and an adult female. 



Both these have a well marked pattern with spots and stripes sharply defined. 

 In the young the pan- of dorsal spots are white, in the adult buff. The specimens are thus 

 as could be expected of the typical western form and differing from the Kavkondo race 

 described by Heller' 1913. It is thus probable that all Nandinias to the west of the 

 Great Lake region are of the main form, and that on the eastern side of the same, in the 

 drier climate the pattern more and more fades out to the gerrardi form of Nyasaland 

 and KiHmanjaro. The latter place from which I recorded it in the year 1908 appears to be 

 the most eastern locality where this genus has been found. 



1 Trans. Zool. Soc. London, Vol. XIX, part 6, p. 495. 



2 Trans. Zool. Soc. London, Vol. XIX, part 5. 

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