958 



ONGULATA 



south of the Baltic, and occurring in forested regions only ; 

 eastern limit of range unknown. 



Diagnosis. — Size rather large, the length of head and body 

 about 1 • 5 m. in full-grown males, somewhat less in females, 

 upper length of skull in adult males about 350 mm., upper tooth- 

 row including canine 143-152 mm. ; posterior upper molar large, 

 its third transverse ridge evident ; general colour of adults 

 brown, in different individuals tending to become blackish, 

 greyish or reddish, the nature of these variations not under- 

 stood ; face, cheeks and throat grizzled by sprinkling of whitish 



I'IG. 200. 

 Sun scrofa. X J. 



hairs, but these not tending to produce definite markings ; new- 

 born young brown with conspicuous blackish stripes ; bristles 

 along median line of neck lengthened but not forming a con- 

 spicuous crest ; underfur everywhere dense and woolly. 



Measurements. — Adult male from Province of Burgos, Spain : 

 head and body about 1300; tail, 170; longest hairs at tip of 

 tail, 200 ; hind foot (with hoof), 250 ; length of hind hoof along 

 inner border, 50 ; length of fore hoof along inner border, 70 ; 

 ear from crown, 115 ; width of ear, 90 ; length of hairs at upper 

 edge of ear, 30. For cranial measurements see Table, p, $61. 



