PIGS. 



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Hog (Porcula) of the Bhutan and Nepal Terai. Thirdly, the 

 African Bush-Pigs, or River-Hogs (Po tamo cheer us). In the latter 

 the anterior premolars are generally shed in the adult, and the 

 molars are of a somewhat simpler type, while the skull has some 

 strong rough ridges above the root of the upper tusk. In all, 

 the young are striped. Most of the species go about in herds, or 

 i( sounders/' of considerable size, each headed by an old boar. The 

 lower tusks of the males are terrible weapons of offence, capable 

 of ripping open a horse with one sweep. If the upper tusk be 

 broken, the lower one continues to grow till it forms a circle, as 

 shown by specimens in the North Hall. 



Two magnificent specimens of the Wild Boar, Sus scrofa ( 1 344) — 

 one a complete skin from Russia, presented by Count J. Potocki, 

 the other a head from Amurland, the gift of the Hon. Walter 

 Rothschild — are exhibited in the gallery. A fine example of the 

 Indian Wild Boar, Sus cristaius (1345) — a species taking its 

 name from the crest of long bristles on the nape of the neck — is 

 also shown. In the North Hall is placed an example of the 

 last-named species bred in Windsor Forest, and presented by 

 H.M. the King ; it appears to have developed some of the 

 characteristics of the European species. In the North Hall are 

 also exhibited models, heads, and skulls of various domesticated 

 breeds, the derivatives of the European Wild Boar, with perhaps 

 in some cases a cross of Eastern blood. 



In the Mammal Gallery is shown the common Malay Wild 

 Boar, Sus vittatus (1346), as well as one of the long-snouted 

 S. barbatus (1347) from Borneo, the gift of Dr. C. Hose. 



The African Bush-Pigs are represented by the Red River-Hog, 

 Sus \Potamochoerus~] porcus (1348) of West Africa, and S. chcero- 

 potamus nyasce (1349), one of the examples of the latter presented 

 by Sir Harry Johnston. 



The Pigmy Hog of North-eastern India, Sus [Porcula] salvanius 



(1350) is represented by a specimen collected by the original 

 describer of the species, Mr. Brian Hodgson, sometime British 

 Resident at the Court of Khatmandu. 



Of the great black Forest-Hog, Hyloclmrus meinertzhageni [Case 65.] 



(1351) , of the forest-zone of Equatorial Africa, only a skull is at 



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