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(averaging 132 instead of 122 per cent, of the head and bod}'' 

 length). The dorsal colour is a bright rufous brown, separated by 

 a sharp flank line of demarcation from the pure white or cream 

 belly. The latter sometimes has a distinct yellow tinge, which 

 occasionally deepens to orange ; in one specimen, a bright band of 

 orange extends across the throat on to the fore limbs. The ventral 

 hairs are usually light coloured to their bases, but sometimes 

 on the chest, or along the mid-ventral line, some have slaty 

 bases. The feet are usually white or light yellowish brown above. 

 The tail is unicoloured and light brown. The female^ have 10 

 mammse. 



Some specimens from Udugama (S. P.) have dark backs, soiled 

 bellies, and darker feet (in one quite dusky) than usual. These at 

 first sight look like helaarti ; but their fur is short, harsh and 

 spiny, and I have no doubt they are correctly referred to the 

 present form. 



The following are the dimensions of the specimens whose skulls 

 were specially examined : — 



15.3.1.189 5 , 3 April 1913 174—195—30—21 Colombo. 



.190 

 .191 

 .193 

 .202 

 .205 s 

 .215 s- 



6 

 6 

 2 

 2 



Udugama. 



21 „ „ 174—190—32—20 

 30 „ „ 180— 246— 35— 23-5 

 30 „ „ 175—237—28-5^23 

 14 July „ 129—195—30—20 Kambukken. 

 6 Aug. „ 168—193—31.5—21.5 Maha Oya. 

 11 Feb. 1914 178—210—33.5- 



21 Kandy. 

 153— 202— 31-4- 21-2 

 Do. % of H. & B. length ;— 100—132— 2C-5— 13-9 

 The 59 Survey specimens give the following growth table ; — 



Average of 28 adults : — 



The skull does not differ from that of B. r. tvroucjhtoni. 



Remarlis : — R. r. hancliamis cannot be said to be sharply differ- 

 entiated from B. r. tvrmightoni ; it does not seem ever to attain the 

 large dimensions reached by some of the mainland specimens, and 



