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Show 220 MR. o. T H O M A S O N [Mar. 3, specimen. Mr. Johnston tells me that the natives clearly distinguish the two races, and that the white-tailed form is, at least in the Kilima-njaro district, a more strictly mountain animal than the other. Taking now into consideration the extreme constancy of the markings of the Colobi, the very different appearance that the present animal has from the usual type, its restriction to a small district round Kilima-njaro, and the distinction by the natives of the two forms, I think it will he necessary to distinguish Mr. Johnston's animal as a separate variety or subspecies, to which the name of C. guereza caudatus might be applied. [3.] FELIS LEO, L. The Lion is abundant in the neighbourhood, but never ascends higher than about 3000 feet. 4. FELIS PARDUS, L. a. Near foot of mountain, 3000 feet. The Leopard is very common up to about 7500 feet. 5. GENETTA TIGRINA, Schr. a. Moshi, 5000 feet, October. b. Taveita, 2300 feet, August. Very common; occurs up to 7000 feet. A female specimen, caught by Mr. Johnston, gave birth to three young at about the end of October. 6. HERPESTES CAFFER, Gm. (?). a. Moshi, 5000 feet, August. Is not properly a mountain animal, but occurs round the village for the sake of the fowls and other prey which it can manage to steal there. Without the skull it is impossible to determine with certainty whether this is H. ichneumon, L., or H. caffer, G m . ; but the skin has, on the whole, rather more the appearance of H. caffer, and it is therefore provisionally referred to the southern form. 7. CANIS LATERALIS, Scl. a. Moshi, 5000 feet, August. Very common round the village, to which it is attracted by the chance of stealing refuse, &c. ; not otherwise found much above 3000 feet. [8.] CANIS, sp. Mr. Johnston several times saw and heard a species of Dog or Fox, which he was not able to obtain, but which looked rather like a large Fox, and emitted a distinct bark, similar to that of a domestic Dog. It is just possible that this was the rare Abyssinian Canis simensis, Riipp., no other animal appearing at all to agree with Mr. Johnston's description. |
