bubalus lunatus. 
Mammalia.— Plate XXXI. 
, , ... . „ lmvio-niis • fascia vcrticali inter nasem verticemque 
B.genis, cervice corporeque subbadns purpureo-gn d g ’ et externe fac ;a vertical! brunneo- 
brunneo-grisea, nigro-brunneo-marginata ; artu singuio super 
griseo-notato ; cornubus illis bovis subsimilibus. Oculis palbde brunneo-rubns. 
Longitudo e naso ad basin caudsB, 6 ped. 10 unc.; caudse, unc. 
Altitcdo ad interscapulium, 4 ped. 6 unc. ; ad prymnam 3 ped. 6 unc. 
Acronotus Lunata, Hamilton Smith . 
Sassaby of the Bechuanna Kafirs. 
Colour.— The sides of the head below the eyes, together with the neck and 
the body, are of a tint intermediate between hyacinth, red, and reddish orange, 
and over that, the ground colour, there is a distinct gloss of pale browms 
purple red which gives an appearance similar to that produced when a 0 
coloured varnish is applied over a dark ground ; on the sides of the hea 
first half of the neck, the purplish hue is more palpable than elsew ieie, 
on the outer surface of the buttocks the ground colour is lighter t ian on 
other part of the animal. The centre of the forehead and face is a 
brownish grey, margined on each side with dull blackish brown ; oi ^ 
the stripe is of considerable breadth, and its lower extremity, w ' * it is 
and pointed, reaches close to the centre of the muzzle ; on , The 
narrow, and above it terminates in the blackish brown hair o^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 
hair between the eyes and the base of the horns, ed ; a te between brownish 
facial stripe, and that which covers the upper lip j ^ cream . yellow . 
and reddish orange ; a narrow stripe . f )ie inner surfoC e white. A 
The outer surface of the ears brownish orang , wh ich exists 
mark of a brownish grey co bZus O*., also occurs in 
upon the upper and outer portion o 
