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or black ; under parts dirty white, slightly washed with buff-yellow ; 

 a considerable area around the base of the ears black, as well as the 

 long hairs on the basal part of those organs ; cheeks deep brown ; 

 throat grey ; feet and tail dusky. 

 Hab. Fernando Po. 



Anomalurus Beecrofti, Fraser. 



Upper parts, including the greater portion of the flank-membranes, 

 yellowish grey, slightly inclining to rufous on the mesial line of the 

 back, especially on the fore part ; under parts of a bright rust colour ; 

 cheeks and throat grey, excepting that the latter has a narrow rust- 

 coloured mark in the middle ; a white spot on the crown of the head 

 (probably not constant), and a short white band on either side of the 

 neck running on the shoulders ; a dusky patch on the flank-mem- 

 brane above, commencing on the margin of the membrane near the 

 anterior part, and extending backwards and inwards rather less than 

 half way along the flanks ; tail dusky brown. 

 Hab. Fernando Po. 



This species is rather larger than the An. Fraseri, and differs, 

 moreover, in the upper parts of the body being yellow-grey, instead 

 of brown ; in having the greater portion of the flank-membranes as 

 well as the feet grey, instead of dusky ; in wanting the conspicuous 

 black area around the base of the ears — the part in question being of 

 the same general grey colour in An. Beecrofti as other parts ; in having 

 the cheeks hoary grey, intead of deep brown ; and in having the 

 under parts of a bright rusty red. There are differences likewise to 

 be observed in the scales on the under side of the tail ; they cover 

 less space in the longitudinal direction, are broader, and have the pro- 

 jecting angles less prominent. 



in. lin. 



Length from tip of nose to root of tail 15 



of tail 9 



of the scaly portion beneath 3 3 



from nose to ear 2 3 



of ear 1 3 



of fore foot and claws 1 11 



of hind foot and claws , 2 9 



Anomalurus Pelii, Temminck. 



Larger than either of the foregoing. Black above ; dirty white 

 below ; throat dusky ; chin, upper surface of the nose, the region of 

 the muffle (or naked portion of the nose), the long and soft hairs on 

 i;he outer surface of the ears at the base, and the tail, white ; the 

 flank- membrane is broadly margined with white, and the hairs on 

 the feet are for the most part white, but with an admixture of black 

 or dusky ; the long hairs springing from the base of the nails of the 

 hinder feet are black. 



Hab. Ashantee. 



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