KUNGL. SV. VET. AKADEMIENS HANDLINGAR. BAND 48. N:0O 5. 83 
Felis caracal nubica (FITzINGER) MATSOCHIB. 
MaArscmE: Säugethiere Deutsch-Ost-Afrikas. Berlin 1895, p. 67. 
I did not see any living Caracal during the:expedition but in Nairobi I saw 
two skins from the Kedong valley and purchased one of them for the sake of evi- 
dence, although it was not in good condition, but there was a skull to it, the mea- 
surements of which are given below: 
(Greatest: long thi of skuNpaspE Vv OS Ft Sk See ssk IA mn 
SASICEANU ARON OCh NN. lof efte sl rer ere] kelkls] ser or ej der ee a I DÖ 
Zygomatic breadth -.. .. . . « FET LJIT = fsk dere el Ti 
Greatest length of nasals (laterally).. . . . . « oc. « . » + 217 
hoastrnterorbitalwad this 3 lisette ene ssd cd & 23 
Breadth across postorbital processes . . . .... .... 46 
IlO8stipoOstorbital wiCl6Ch. Ce ss erler lerslel löne Ls es a MS AR 
Combinedölengtnroffp'anG P-- ss «le ce.« åke d sr 6 s 2055 
INR prRROSRPIT "sl SSE ES Feel Flel ens el a re Ke syr Cd 
2 
Length of bulle . . 
As I do not have sufficient material for comparison I can neither confirm nor 
contradict MATSCHIE's views about the East African Caracal but have to leave that 
to the future. His description of the colouration agrees with the present specimen 
which, although fully adult, displays quite visible spots on the lower side. 
Cyn&lurus jubatus guttatus (HERMANN). 
MaArscHIE: Die Säugethiere Deutsch-Ost-Afrikas, p. 70. 
Cheetahs were observed a few times in different localities. In January I saw 
one at a great distance running with great speed over the steppe not far from Nai- 
robi. South of Guaso Nyiri I saw a specimen in high grass which hid the body, and 
in spite of its small head it looked like a Lioness. A male specimen was shot ”/2 
near Lekiundu river, south of Guaso Nyiri, by Mr. Å. SJÖGREN who permitted me 
to keep the skull for the collection. The dimensions of this skull are as follows: 
skin 36!/2 cm. It has a black tip and two subterminal black rings well developed, and traces of others. Ås 
the skull of this race is unknown the following measurements may-be given. 
Ota lSnSEAEOFESkall a SA a dee sd ses 105: MM: 
COondyloPasalmlen goth sr ER 90 
IBasteravraWwengtny fi A0; SO OT Rn, UA 18875 » 
ZMSsomalkewidthii. dyl. sid ls sr reed HR så AD 
INVEC EERO DRAID=CASC sdf ra fo Le rean Rs AI 
NFeastrmatertorpital -WIAthESE sr. RR UR 
Length of nasal mesially 
Fossa lacrymalis to tip of nasal laterally =. . . . . 20 
(ECALeSCE Leno bt Of HUA oo  S 20,5 
IRIkontLof i canine” tor Packs Of PM bs ls ss cs «ss BA 
Length of pm? 12,6 >» 
