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TELBGONY AND REVERSION. 



loioerflanh strife. The other flank stripe (Fig. 23, I.F.S.), 

 which lies between the caudal and stifle stripes, may be 

 known as the intermediate flanJc stripe* In Matopo the 

 third flank stripe stops short of the ventral band, while m 

 the true Burchell zebra (Fig. 27) the third flank stripe is 

 at the best feebly developed. Between the great flank 

 stripe and the vertical stripes there are in the crawshaiji 

 zebras a number of ohUque stripes, some of which reach the 



Fig. 27. 



A Typical Burcliell's Zebra {B. btirclielli). 



ventral band. In the common zebra, the stripe (Figs. 26 

 and 28) which forms one of the handles of the "gridiron"t 

 I look upon as corresponding to the caudal or great flank 

 stripe of Matopo ; it has the same relation to the root of 



* In 'some zebras one or more of the flank stripes may bifurcate or unite 

 with one of tlie adjacent stripes as it proceeds towards tlie ventral baud. 



f The stripes across the croup and rump, to^^ether with the two !;reat 

 Hank stripes, may be said to form a " gridiron " with two long handles. 



