The origin and influence of the thoroughbred horse . tripes are all nearly perpendicular,whilst the legs are covered with horizontal bands down to thehoofs (Fig. 29). This zebra has a very narrow dorsal band,the hair of which is reversed from the croup forwards, apeculiarity only found in this species-. But the most distinc-tive feature in its marking is the gridiron —a number of 1 Except in the Angola and German S. W. Africa races (cf. p. 62).- This fact was first pointed out by Mr R, I. Pocock, Ann. Mag. Nat. XX. (1897), p. 306. 64 THE EXISTING EQUIDAE [CH. transverse stripes runni
The origin and influence of the thoroughbred horse . tripes are all nearly perpendicular,whilst the legs are covered with horizontal bands down to thehoofs (Fig. 29). This zebra has a very narrow dorsal band,the hair of which is reversed from the croup forwards, apeculiarity only found in this species-. But the most distinc-tive feature in its marking is the gridiron —a number of 1 Except in the Angola and German S. W. Africa races (cf. p. 62).- This fact was first pointed out by Mr R, I. Pocock, Ann. Mag. Nat. XX. (1897), p. 306. 64 THE EXISTING EQUIDAE [CH. transverse stripes running across the top of its loins, croupand base of tail. Owing to the body stripes not being con-tinued round the belly the under parts are commonly specimens show a rudimentary or vestigial dewlap, andsome would regard such as a distinct variety. This animalseems never to have inhabited plains like its congeners, keep-ing always to mountain districts. Wards ZebraS found nearNaevashi and the Uganda railway, in its long ears, narrow hoofs. Fig. 31. Skin of an unborn foal of Grants Zebra; Uganda-. and gridiron comes close to E. zebra, whilst E. joai^ (northbank of the Zambesi) which in some respects approaches E. zebraand E. grevyi, comes nearest to Crawshays race of E. burchelli.(13) The Burchell Group. Let us now return to thisgroup, which is found from the lakes of Equatorial Africa down ^ Lately described by Prof. Ewart (see Addenda). - The illustration is from a skin belonging to my friend Mrs J. Eoscoe,Cambridge. * See Addenda. Il] THE EXISTING EQUIDAE 65 to the Transvaal and Orange River, south of which it seemsnever to have ranged. (14) Chapmans Zebra (Equus burcJielli chapmani), firstdescribed by Mr Layard in 1865, is found throughout all the
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