RHINOCEROS SIMUS.—B u r c h e l l .
M a m m a l i a .— P l a t e XIX.
R. pallidA brunneo-grigeus, flavo-brunneo tinctus; aurium marginibus versus apicem, caudaque supra
infr&que ad extremitatem pilis, rigidis, nigris vestitis; ore bovino; comibus duobus, anteriore multo
longiore; oculis flavo-brunneis.
Longitudo corporis cum capite, 12 ped. 1 unc; caudee, 2 ped. 2 unc.
C o l o u r .—Pale broccoli-brown, the shoulders, buttocks and belly shaded
with brownish purple ; hair edging the ears and the tip of the tail interiorly
and superiorly black; eyes yellowish brown; horns and hoofs intermediate
between broccoli and wood-brown,—the hoofs darkest.
F o r m , & c .—Figure massive. Head longer but more delicate in proportion
than in the other African species; face concave; forehead prominent and
gibbous. Ears rather long, ovate and pointed, their edges towards the tips
margined with rigid hair. Neck longer in proportion than in the other
species, with three well-marked wrinkles on the nape, two of which continue
visible almost to the throat. Shoulders elevated into a convex massive
hunch; line of the back slightly undulated. Legs stout and the joints
strongly developed and clumsy. Tail vertically compressed at the point, and
above and below fringed with short wiry bristles. Horns situated close to the
anterior extremity of the head, the foremost directly over the point of the
nose, and the second immediately behind i t ; the first is very long, tapered to
a point, and slightly curved, the concavity backwards, the second is short,
conical, and obtuse at point. Nose truncated, and the mouth shaped like
that of an ox, the upper lip being perfectly square, and without the least indication
of a rudimentary proboscis. Nostrils rather small, opening laterally.
DIMENSIONS.
Length from the tip of the nose
Ft. In.
to Length of the second h o rn ..........
Ft.
......... 0
In.
10
the base of the tail......... ... 12 1 Height at the shoulder................ ....... 5 7
. . 2 2 ....... 5 3
of the first horn................... ... 2 11 Circumference of the body.......... ......... 12 1