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Captain Harris justly remarks, the period is not remote 
when confusion rode rampant on tire question under 
consideration ! “ Disguised in a tail borrowed from 
the rump of the domestic ass, the subject of the 
annexed portrait (fig. 67) sat for its picture to M. 
Buffon, and may be found in the voluminous works of 
that eminent author, doing duty for a female zebra! 
Even Baron Cuvier has fallen into the error of describ- 
ing the Quagga to be the proprietor of an asinine tail — ■ 
a mistake which is the more surprising since it is stated 
by the same author in his ‘Regne Animal,’ that ‘among 
the equipages occasionally exhibited in the gay season 
in Hyde Park, and other fashionable places of resort, 
may be seen a curricle dravni by two couaggas, which 
seem as subservient to the curb and whip as any well- 
trained horses.’ ” The average height of the Quagga 
is about four feet and four inches at the shoulder. In 
its native haunts it is sociable and peaceable ; but if 
roused by an enemy it exhibits great courage, and is 
said to repel the attacks of large carnivora, on some 
occasions at least, successfully. Its voice is not unlike 
the bark of a dog. 
THE ZEBEA {Hqjpotigris Zebra), or Wilde Paard 
of the Cape colonists — Plate 24, fig. 79 — occupies the 
mountainous parts of Southern Africa. It is somewhat 
less in height than the Quagga ; the mane being erect 
and bushy, with alternating bands of black and white. 
The entire body, head, and limbs are striped with 
narrow black bands, the upper ones being united to 
the central longitudinal streak on the back. The 
general ground-colour of the hide is white. The hoofs 
are narrow, and much hollowed out at the sole. Zebras 
are very shy and gregarious in their habits, living in 
troops sometimes numbering upwards of a hundred 
individuals. In a domesticated state numerous hybrids 
have been produced by association with the horse and 
ass. The flesh of the zebra, though eatable, is coarse, 
oily, and unpalatable. According to the testimony of Mr. 
Andersson, the subdued neighings of the Zebra have a 
very melancholy character when heard at a distance ; 
and, on one occasion, this enterprising sportsman 
mistook its moribund groanings for the gasping ejacu- 
lations of a drowning man. Tlie female is furnished 
with two mammae. 
BTIECHELL’S ZEBEA {Hippotigris Burchellii) is an 
inhabitant of the plains of Southern Africa to the north 
of Orange river. The Cape colonists call it Bonti 
Quagga, and by the native Bechuana and Matabili it 
is termed the Peechey. It stands abmit four feet six 
inches high at the shoulder, and is a comparatively 
stout-built species. Tlie mane is erect, five inches in 
depth, and more or less marked by alternating bands 
of black and white. The muzzle, is black; the ears 
and tail being thoroughly equine in character. The 
head and upper parts of the body have a reddish-brown 
ground colour, being beautifully streaked by irregularly 
Fig. fiS 
Burchell’s Zebra (Hippotigris Burchellii). 
sinuous, broad, black bands, which do not unite with 
the longitudinal dorsal line ; the latter widens towards 
the croup. The tail, legs, and under parts of tlie chest 
and belly are quite white (fig. 68). The female is 
similarly marked, and is furnished rvith four mammre. 
Like its congeners, Burchell’s zebra admits of being 
tamed ; but, under the most favourable circumstances, 
it is considered unsafe, obstinate, and treacherous. 
Respecting its habits and appearance in the wild state, 
none have so effectively written upon this subject as 
Captain Harris : — “ Fierce, strong, fleet, and surpass- 
ingly beautiful, there is perhaps no quadruped in crea- 
