Szekessy Vilmos (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 59. (Budapest 1967)

Szunyoghy, J.: The scientific results of Hungarian zoological expeditions to Tanganyika 10. The big game material and their more important measurement data of the first and the second expeditions

taurinus albojubatus THOMAS, 4 (L 2 Q*, 1 9 » 1 9 ) ! Hippotragus equinus langheldi MATSCHIE, 1 (N 1 çf) ; Cobus ellipsiprymnus kuru HELLER, 3 (N 2 çf, 1 $); Taurotragus oryx billingae KERSHAW, 5 (L 2 çf

, 1 $, 1?, A 1 çf); Sy?icerus caff er caff er SPARRMAN, 4 (L 1 çf, 1 Ç

, S 1 çf, O 1 çf ); Gazella granti granti BROOKE, 5 (L 4 çf

, 1 9 ); Aepyceros melampus suara MATSCHIE, 6 (L 3 çf, 1 Ç

, N 2 çf) ; Strepsiceros imberbis australis HELLER, 4 (L 2 çf, 1 9) S 1 çf); Litocranius walleri walleri BROOKE, 1 (L 1 çf); Gazella thomsonii ruwanae KNOTTERUS — MEYER, 3 (L 1 çf, 1 9> N 1 çf); Rhynchotragus kirki nyikae HELLER, 4 (L 3 Q", N 1 9)î Raphicerus campestris neumanni MATSCHIE, 2 (1 çf, 1 9); Ourebia ourebia cottoni THOMAS & WROTTGHTON, 2 (N 2 Q*); Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi MATSCHIE, 1 (NI?); Phacochoerus aethiopicus sundevallii LÖNNBERG, 5 (L 1 çf, 1 $,N3 Q*); Equus burchellii b'ôhmi MATSCHIE, 2 (L 1 çf, 1 9); Lycaon pictus lupinus THOMAS, 7 (L 4 çf, 3 çf); Crocuta crocuta germinans MATSCHIE, 5 (N 3 çf, 1 9» 1?

)>' Thos mesomelas macmillani HELLER, 2 (L 1 çf, 1 9 ) ! Otocyon megalotis virgatus MILLER, 3 (L 2 çf, 1 ?); Felis pardus pardus LINNAEUS, 2 (N 2 Q*); Felis leo massaica NEUMANN, 1 (N 1 9); Papio doguerra neumanni MATSCHIE, 1 (N 1 çf). The area of collecting of the second expedition in Kenya was the following: Isiolo ( = 1); Nanyuki ( = Na); Narok ( = N); Loitokitok ( = L); Makindu ( = M). The collected material consisted of 20 specimens of 14 species. The list of the species is as follows: Oryx beisa annectens HOLLISTER, 2 (I 1 çf

, 1 9 ) > Oryx beisa callotis THOMAS, 1 (N 1 çf) ; Gazella granti granti BROOKE, 1 (N 1 çf)', Tragelaphus scriptus delamerei PoCOCK, 1 (Na 1 çf); Litocranius walleri walleri BROOKE, 3 (N 1 çf, I 1 çf, 1 9)! Gazella thomsonii thomsonii GÜNTHER, 2 (N 1 I 1 çf); Oreotragus oreotragus aureus HELLER, 2 (I 1 çf, 1 9); Syncerus caff er coffer SPARRMAN, 1 (L 1 çf); Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi LYB-EKKER, 1 (Na, 1 çf); Loxodonta af

ricana oxyotis MATSCHIE, 1 (L 1 çf); Equus grevyi grevyi OUSTALET, 1 (L 1 çf) ; Diceros bicornis bicornis LINNAEUS, 2 (M 1 çf, Na 1 9); Thos mesomelas macmillani HELLER, 1 (L 1 ?); Felis leo massaica NEUMANN 1 (L 1 çf) As is to be seen from the lists of the specimens collected by the two expeditions, the first one had not bagged true big game, e.g., rhinoceroses or elephants. This is due to the fact that the English authorities at that time had not permitted the stay for more than 24 hours for the leader of the expedition in the territory of Kenya ; hunting thus became there impossible. The expedition had to move to Tanganyika, where the rhinoceros, owing to the strongly decreased stock, is under protection. On the other hand, the hunting of elephants would have taken more time than was available for the expedition, hence it had to abandon this project. It were thus that the main task of the second expedition was the collecting of the rhinoceros, elephant, and giraffe, which it had wholly fulfilled. The body measurements taken are as follows : A = length of body ; B == length of tail ; C = length of hind foot ; D = length of ear ; E = height of shoulder. Neck circumference measurements : 1. Circumference immediately behind the head ; 2. Circumference in the middle of the neck; 3. Circumference immediately above the chest. Trunk girth measurements : 4. Fore girth at the height of the hind edge of the fore limb; 5. Middle girth; 6. Hind girth, immediately in front of the hind limb. Fore limb circumferences : 7. Circumference at the height of the elbow; 8. Circumference at the middle of the forearm; 9. Circumference of the carpal joint (knee); 10. Circumference of the metacarp in the middle; 11. Circumference of the fetlock (at the height of the convex portion above the upper end of the toes).