110 AFRICAN HEDGEHOG. 
‘ ERINACEUS FRONTALIS. Er. oblongo ovatus; spinis 
’ varie intertextis, ad basin albis, in medio purpura- 
scentibus, versus apicem albidis-brunneo apicu- 
latis; pilis brunneis, fascie frontalis albee rigidis, 
auriculas oblongas obtegentibus. Hab. in Africa 
Australi. : 
“ Long. corporis 5%, lat. 3 unc.; long. auricule, 
7 lin.; pedis postici cum unguibus, | une. 5 lin. 
-“ In form this new species approaches the Huro- 
pean hedgehog, which it also resembles in its gene- 
ral colouring and in its concealed ears; but these 
organs, although not at first sight visible, are, in the 
Cape hedgehog, long, their auricle, which is rather 
narrow and nearly oblong, being produced more than 
half an inch, while in the Hr. Huropeus this part is 
not at all lengthened, but forms merely a narrow 
margin surrounding the ears. In Hr. auriius, and 
in the two species from the Himalayan mountains, 
recently described by Mr. Bennett (page 128), the 
auricles are not only considerably produced, but are 
quite uncovered, forming a striking part in the phy- 
siognomy of these animals. 
“ Among the brown hairs which cover the under 
part of the sides, and the belly and limbs, a few 
white bristles are intermixed; and in the individual 
exhibited, there is a white patch occupying the inside 
and base of one of the fore-legs, and a second, cover- 
ing about one half of the lower jaw on one side: 
these marks Mr. Bennett regarded as accidental *.”” 
Zoological Proceedings, Part XI. page 198. 
