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pital crest there are usually twelve cervical stripes, all of 

 which run up into the mane to form, with a corresponding- 

 number of white bundles, a series of black and white tufts. 

 Lying between the two upright rows of tufts, and continuous 

 with the dorsal band, is the majie proper, consisting of more 

 or less upright black hairs. The most anterior part of the 

 mane, instead of forming a forelock as in the horse, 

 extends beyond the level of the ears, and projects for- 

 wards at right angles to the long axis of the face. Behind 

 the shoulder stripe there are, on the left side, five broad, 

 nearly vertical stripes, all but the last reaching the dorsal 

 band above, while all but the first reach the ventral band 

 below. Behind the fifth vertical stripe are a number of 

 broad oblique stripes, with indistinct "shadow" stripes 

 between them. Of these oblique stripes, one, beginning at 

 the root of the tail, runs forward to pass over the point of 

 the ilium (hip) before bending sharply downwards to reach 

 the ventral band. I have named this the great flank 

 stripe. Below this flank stripe a second, having a similar 

 course, may be known as the intermediate flank stripe. 

 The intermediate stripe is followed by a third, which, 

 starting some distance below the root of the tail, runs 

 obliquely across the quarters to bifurcate over the stifle, 

 the anterior division proceeding towards, but not actually 

 reaching, the ventral band. This may be known as the 

 lower or stifle flank stripe. These three flank stripes are 

 equally distinct on the right side, the bifurcation over the 

 stifle being especially evident. 



In the space formed by the divergence of the two 

 shoulder stripes or by the splitting of the single shoulder 

 stripe are several indistinct arches, and below these arches 

 are the transverse bars of the leg. In some cases this 

 V-shaped space contains portions of seven arches, and the 

 legs may be striped to the hoofs. Below the stifle stripe 

 there are first oblique and then nearly transverse stripes 

 across the hind leg, with sometimes shadow stripes between. 

 In Matopo the stripes are indistinct on the lower part of 

 the hind leg, but in many zebras tliey become more dis- 



