KUNGL. SV. VET. AKADEMIENS HANDLINGAR. BAND 48. N:O 5. 141 
The following measurements of the skull of this specimen are recorded for 
comparison with other species. 
Length of skull mesially from occipital crest to tip of premaxillaries «. .» +» « «= 325 mm, 
SRSLOKANI ALLO SUL sele be Es lI vf SR NE KS ATT SAS ST TS er da 6 oe er 6 ee AND 
Width of parietal tat areare tt ENSE EA 42 
Heast interorbital width" JNA of. NIT va As IDE Ia119 
Greatest zygomatie width =. . . . TT a ulf Ae gaf on ala a fn INTO 
Iength of theipostorbital portion of the skull + ss ss. sc] sö. ss ns 36 
From these measurements may be seen, as well as from the percentages quoted 
above, how widely Ph. delameret differs both from the broad-headed Ph. MASSACUS, 
and the long-headed Ph. celiani. 
When speaking about this last species I take the opportunity of discussing a 
question about the identity of Ph. celiani CRETZSCHMAR, and Ph. haroia EHRENBERG, 
which I have not been able to settle before, but for the solving of which I have 
now received some material. The Swedish Missionary Rev. Mr. K. ROoDÉN has kindly 
procured a fine skull of a Wart-hog boar from Gheleb in Eritrea. This place is 
situated only about 75 kilometres northwest from Arkiko which is the type locality 
of »>Ph. haroia». It appears thus most probable that the same kind of Wart-hog 
shall be found at these two not very distant localities. 
The male skull from Gheleb measures mesially from occipital crest to tip of 
nasals 391 mm. and has thus very nearly the same length (viz. 388 mm.) as an 
Abyssinian skull of Ph. celiani in Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. The length of the postorbital 
portion of both skulls is the same viz. 60 mm. The width of the parietal flat area 
is a little greater in the skull from Gheleb viz. 32 mm., but it can nevertheless be 
termed narrow as it is only about 8,3 ”/o of the length of the skull. The interorbital 
width measures 123 mm. that is about 31,4 ”/o of the upper length of the skull, while 
the same percentage for the Abyssinian skull is nearly the same viz. 31,7 ”/o. There 
can thus be no doubt that the Wart-hog from Gheleb is identical with the Abyssi- 
nian Ph. celiani, and accordingly it may be concluded that Ph. haroia is fully syno- 
nymous with Ph. celiani. 
For future comparison a few measurements of a female skull of Ph. clian 
from Gheleb may be added: 
Length of skull mesially from occipital crest to tip of premaxillaries . .- . « -« 335 mm. 
Width of parietal flat area . « . « . . << 7. INET SÖKS SR OR 33 » 
WPastEmatoroRP iCal wiClbi rs TeR.: Ci:krier oe Jil orig KNÄNA Ske de fed « 103 
Length of postorbital portion of skull. ; ie ss sje ses cr Sj SPENAT röt 5 » 
The parietal flat area is thus in the female a little broader than in the male. 
Phacoch&erus africanus subsp. 
Wart-hogs "are or have been not uncommon on the plains around Nairobi. As 
I, however, had very little opportunity of shooting there, I did not obtain any ma- 
