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Show 182 PROF. J. C. EWART OX EAST-AFRICAN ZEBRAS. [Nov. 15,. tail, and hoofs, and in having the stripes over the rump arranged to form the so-called gridiron pattern (text-fig. 36). It differs from the Mountain Zebra in having a broad dorsal band (3^ inches wide as it crosses the croup), all the hairs of which are directed backwards-in the Mountain Zebra the dorsal band midway between the withers and the croup is represented by a mere line, while from the croup to the mane the hair is directed forwards, i. e. the whorl usually at the end of the mane in the Equidse is on a level with the croup. The Mountain Zebra differs also from Ward's Zebra (1) in having a dew-lap, (2) in having decidedly larger front chestnuts, (3) in having a larger number of stripes running at right angles to the dorsal band, (4) in having the legs more intensely striped, and (5) in the ground-colour being nearly white; in Ward's Zebra, with the exception of the inner surface of the limbs and under surface of the body, where white prevails, the ground-colour is of a rich cream tint. Text-fig. 36. Photo by G. A. Ewart. Ward's Zebra, to show " gridiron " and broad dorsal band. In Ward's Zebra the stripes, except in the vicinity of the muzzle, are of a dark brown colour, the muzzle and the nostril-patches are darker than in the Mountain Zebra, and the stripes above the nostril-patches are of a pale brown hue. The face is |
