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of the legs and arms, upper part of the tail at the base, of a rich, 

 deep, dark, glossy bi-own. A whitish line extends from the snout 

 along the margin of the upper lip, and widening out on the cheek, 

 reaches to underneath the eye. The throat and whole of the 

 under surface whitish, sligh tly tinged on the sides, and round the 

 Hanks and vent with yellowish, hair on the inside and margin of 

 pouch, rufous yellow. The fur is fine, long, and silky, more so 

 in the young animals than in the adult ; that at the base of the 

 ears long, on the occiput just behind the ears is a curled patch of 

 hair radiating and exposing the skin in the centre. The hairs 

 directed forward to between the ears meet those on the head 

 directed backwards, and form just in front of the ears, two ridges 

 meeting at an angle on the base of the forehead, and there forming 

 a small pointed tuft ; the hair at the base and on the margin of 

 the ears in front and on the inside is of a light yellowish tint, or 

 whitish. Ears long, somewhat pointed ; fore liruWs slender ; hind 

 limbs stouter, with the toes and nails strong, the latter triangular, 

 conical and blunt. Tail cylindrical or but slightly tapering, basal 

 third clothed with hair, dark brown above, whitish below, the re- 

 maining two- thirds sparingly clothed with hairs ; the scales 

 numerous and conspicuous, muffle naked ; eyelash black ; under 

 surface of tail clothed with stiff hairs, the sides almost naked, scaly. 



Total length from tip of nose to tip of tail, 3 feet. 



Head, 4 inches. 



Tail, 14 inches. 



Forefoot, 1-3 ; longest toe, - 8 ; its nail, (J-45. 



Hind foot, 4-3 ; longest toe, l - 5 ; its nail, 09. 



Outer toe, 0-9 ; its nail, 0*7. 



Inner conjoined toes, 0-65 ; nails, 0'35. 



From tip of snout to centre of orbit, 2-1. 



From tip of snout to ear, 3*4. 



Total length of skull, 3- 75, greatest width about centre of zygo- 

 matic arch, 19. 



Height at base, 1 inch ; width, 13. 



Distance of space between third incisor and first premolar, 0-6. 



Dental series (the last molar just cutting) 1*3. 



