. The horse and its relatives . the uppermost pair oflong oblique stripes traversing the quarters. In certain bontequaggas from the Gwasengishuplateau of British East Africa, the forelock isentirely wanting, and the mane, except for a smalltuft in advance of the withers, is reduced to thesame condition as in a hog-maned polo-pony, therebypresenting a peculiar appearance, quite differentfrom that of an ordinary bontequagga or backs of the ears are almost wholly similar peculiarity is observable in a bontequaggaskin from the Lake Mweru district in the BritishMuseum, and, accord
. The horse and its relatives . the uppermost pair oflong oblique stripes traversing the quarters. In certain bontequaggas from the Gwasengishuplateau of British East Africa, the forelock isentirely wanting, and the mane, except for a smalltuft in advance of the withers, is reduced to thesame condition as in a hog-maned polo-pony, therebypresenting a peculiar appearance, quite differentfrom that of an ordinary bontequagga or backs of the ears are almost wholly similar peculiarity is observable in a bontequaggaskin from the Lake Mweru district in the BritishMuseum, and, according to Mr. Selous, the samefeature characterises all the bontequaggas of theGwasengishu district, at any rate during the seasonof the year when they came under his belong to the Masai race {granti), whichwas originally described from the Athi plains ofEast Africa. Some at least of the Athi zebrasappear to have very little mane, but their ears havedark markings. On the other hand, a specimen PLATE XVIII Fig. I. Fi<;. 2
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