226 ZOOLOGY. 



ft. in. 



Length of hand 3 



„ from hip to knee 5 



„ „ knee to heel 5 



„ of hind foot 4| 



Height of ear If 



Breadth of ear If 



CynocepJialus hamadryas and Cercopithecus griseo- 

 viridis were the only two monkeys of whicli specimens 

 were obtained. I saw a third species, perhaps Thero- 

 pithecus obscurus, Heugl., at Magdala. The beautiful 

 Colobus guereza, of which skins are frequently brought 

 to Aden from the mountains of the Somali country, I 

 never heard of while in Abyssinia. 



~ Order CHEIROPTERA. 



3. Vespertilio, sp. 



Bats were remarkably scarce throughout the Abys- 

 sinian highlands, partly perhaps owing to the season of 

 the year, and I only obtained one specimen, which is in 

 too poor condition for determination. 



Order CARNIVORA. 



4. Felis maniculata, Eiipp. 



Riippell, Atlas, t. 19. 



F. caligata, partim, Gray, Cat. Cam. &c. Mamm. in Brit. Mua. 

 1869, p. 29. 



I obtained a single specimen of this cat at ZouUa. Its 

 colour is pale rufous grey, more rufous and rather darker 

 in the centre of the back, with indistinct spots on the 

 flanks. Ears rather deeper rufous, the hairs at the 



