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Show 1904.] SUBSPECIFS OF GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS. 217 Kilimanjaro district. It is characterised by the white, unspotted legs, tlxe light forehead, sparsely-spotted cheeks, and the jagged, irregular, and somewhat star-like form of the chestnut spots, which are widely separated on the neck. Text-fit--. 31. Female Kilimanjaro Giraffe at Karlsruhe: A female skin (text-fig. 31) from German East Africa, mounted in the Museum at Karlsruhe, has been identified by Dr. Matschie * In this figure the spots on the neck appear larger and les> jaggi d than on the opposite side of the neck, as shown in another photograph, where they are similar to those in text-fig. 32. |