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THE HOUSE 



by his murderer and successor, Philip the Arabian 

 (a.d. 244). 



The QuAGOA, or Couagga (Equus quagga, Gmelin), 

 is another modification of the zebra group. The colour 

 of the head, neck, and upper parts of the body is reddish- 

 brown, irregularly banded and marked with dark brown 



Fig. 14. — Quagga (Equvs qiwgga)- 



From a photograph by Mr. York of an animal which lived in the gardens of the 

 Zoological Society of London, 1851-72. 



stripes, stronger on the head and neck, and gradually 

 becoming fainter, until lost on the flanks, the haunches 

 and hind quarters being quite free of stripes. There is 

 a broad, dark, median dorsal stripe. The under surface 

 of the body, the legs, and tail, are nearly white, with- 

 out stripes. The crest is very high, surmounted by a 

 standing mane, banded alternately brown and white. 



