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SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 6l 



1822. Burchell, W. J. : Travels in the interior of southern Africa, Vol. 2, 

 p. 75, 1822. 



Two text figures, both showing prehensile pointed lips like black rhinoceros; but, 

 in the description he refers to the square mouth and square base of the front 

 horn. 



1822. Campbell, John: Travels in South Africa, London, 1822, Vol. 1, pp. 

 294-295. 



Figure of head of a white rhinoceros shot in Mashow in Bechuanaland, p. 294. 



1834. Smith, A. : South African Quarterly Journal, Vol. 2, p. 179, 1834. 



Description of Rhinoceros simus. 

 1838. Harris, W. C. : Narrative of an expedition into southern Africa during 

 the years 1836 and 1837, Bombay, 1838, pp. 148-149, 163, 211-212, 

 376-377- 



Notes on habits and shooting of white rhinoceros on Limpopo and Marico 

 Rivers; describes color as brownish white and situation of brain as in snout 

 immediately below front horn. 



1840. Harris, W. Cornwallis : Portraits of the game and wild animals of 

 southern Africa, London, 1840, pp. 98-101, pi. 19. 



Figured on pi. 19, colored (drab); text figure of horn, p. 101. 



1844. Schreber,Johann Christian Daniel Von : Die Saugethiere. Fortgesetz 

 von Johann Andreas Wagner. Supplement 4, Erlangen, 1844, PP- 

 290-291, pi. CCCXVI. K. 



Colored plate from Harris; description of Rhinoceros simus based on the descrip- 

 tions of Harris and of Smith. 



1846. Blainville, H. M. Ducroytay de : Osteographie ou description icono- 



graphique comparee du squellette et du systeme dentaire des mam- 

 miferes, Paris, 1836-1864. 

 Rhinoceroses, Vol. 3, pp. 1-232, pi. 4. 



Figure of skull of white rhinoceros, pi. 4. 



1847. De la Gorgue, A. : Voyage dans l'Afrique Australe, Vol. I, p. 366, 1847. 



Occurrence in Zululand. 



1849. Smith Andrew: Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa, London, 



1849, Mammalia, pi. 19, and description of Rhinoceros simus. 



1850. Gumming, Roualeyn Gordon : Five years of a hunter's life in the far 



interior of South Africa. Second edition, London, 1850, Vol. 1, pp. 

 248-252; Vol. 2, p. 101, pi. 



Account of habits and shooting of white rhinoceros in 1844; pi. of female with 

 young. 



1852. Peters, Wilhelm C. H. : Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossam- 



bique in den Jahren 1842 bis 1848 ausgefiihrt. Zoologie 1, Sau- 

 gethiere, Berlin, 1852, p. 180. 



Description of Rhinoceros simus and record of horns from Lorenzo-Marques. 



1853. Gray, J. E. : Notice of a presumed new species of rhinoceros from 



South Africa. 

 Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1853, pp. 46-47. 



Description of C era-tot herium oswelli; with figure of horns; species based on the 

 horns, no skull known or mentioned. 



1856. Andersson, Charles John : Lake Ngami, New York, 1856, pp. 370385, 



400. 



Recognizes and distinguishes the two species of rhinoceroses and gives an account 

 of their habits and distribution; text figure of heads, p. 371; white rhinoceros 

 near Walfish Bay, p. 400. 



1857. Livingstone, David : Missionary travels and researches in South Africa, 



London, 1857, p. 71. 



Mentions occurrence of straight horned variety of rhinoceros near Lake Ngami. 



