MAMMALIA. 237 



The following are the dimensions of a fine male killed 



at Takonda, near the head of the Haddas pass : — 



ft. in. 



Length of head from nose to nape 11 



„ neck and body from nape to rump, measured 



along the curve of the back 3 1 



„ tail, 1 ft. ; hairs beyond end, 6 in 1 6 



Total length from nose to end of tail, measured along the 



curve of the back 5 6 



Height at shoulder 2 6 



Length of body from shoulder to rump, measured along 



the side '. ... 2 5 



Girth of neck . . 1 10 



„ chest behind shoulders . . ... 2 11 



„ forearm 9^ 



10. Canis mesomelas, 6m. 



Syst. Nat. I. pt. 1, p. 73.— Riipp. Neu. Wirb. p. 39. 



This very handsome jackal was occasionally seen in 

 the pass between Komayli and Senaf^ and much more 

 frequently about the base of the hills west of Massowa, 

 and on the Anseba. I believe that I met with it also 

 in the desert country north-west of Massowa. On the 

 shores of Annesley Bay it was never observed. 



The following dimensions are those of a male animal 

 killed m the Anseba valley : — 



ft. in. 



Length from nose to between ears 65 



„ „ between ears to top of shoulder . . . . 5J 



„ „ top of shoulder to rump 12 



„ of tail, 1 ft. 2 in. ; hairs beyond end, 2 in. . . 1 4 



Total length from nose to tip of taU measured along 



the curve of the back 3 6 



