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NASUA. 



thersites (Nasud), Thomas, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 7th Ser., vui, 



1901, p. 271. (October.) 

 NELSON'S COATI. 



Type locality. Cozumel Island, Yucatan, Mexico. 



Genl. Char. Small; tail short. Skull: sagittal crest large in 

 male, arched; inner cusp of first upper molar prominent; first lower 

 molar small and narrow. 



Color. Head and shoulders golden fulvous; sides of neck and 

 arms buffy white; throat buffy; ears and a posterior stripe whitish; 

 chin and nose grayish; superciliary stripe gray; dusky band behind 

 chin; rest of body above, with belly, legs, and tail seal brown. 



Measurements. Total length, 795-910; tail vertebrae, 355-380; 

 hind foot, 77-83; ear, 28. Skull: basal length, 95-109; occipito- 

 nasal length, 95 ; interorbital breadth, 24; palatal length, 66-67 ; zygo- 

 matic breadth, 61-64; length of molar series, on alveoli, 16.5. 



FIG. LXVIII. NASUA NASICA. COATI. 



