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dorsal ridge, the hairs being chieily black at the base and tip, yellow 

 on the central portion ; the under surface whitish-grey ; the back 

 of the neck and rump of a yellowish tinge ; ears, margined out- 

 wardly and tipped with black, inside whitish ; eyelids, lashes, and 

 eyebrows, black ; last joints of the fingers and the nails, black ; 

 head and neck pencilled with black, the base and tips of the hairs 

 black ; an ill-defined line of a blackish tinge extends from the eye 

 to the nostrils, below which is an indistinct whitish band from 

 below the eye to the upper lip. Hairs on the sides, yellowish with 

 black and grey tips. The yellowish-brown of the rump extends 

 conspicuously along the upper part of the tail for about one-third 

 of its length, after which it fades into an ashy-grey ; on the sides 

 and under the surface, a line extending along the apical third of 

 the tail below and tips, blackish ; some specimens have a whitish 

 mark across the thighs. 



Adult Male. — -Similar to the female above described, but having 

 the facial features and the markings of the body not so well de" 

 fined ; across the thighs near the joint a short band of white 

 base of the tail brown; scrotum white posteriorly, blackish in 

 front. The throat and under surface, greyish white ; hands, feet, 

 and tips of the ears blackish ; tail long, comparatively thick and 

 strong, the under surface bare and worn for about three-fourths of 

 its length from the tip, sparingly clothed with harsh wiry hairs ; 

 hind legs of moderate length, but the tarsus short and strong ; 

 toes, strong and short ; nails, very short, thick, strong, and blunt ; 

 forearms long, strong, and robust ; the hands broad ; the fingers 

 short and strong ; nails, short, thick, and blunt ; ears short and 

 rounded. 



This is one of, if not the largest, species of Halmaturus known, 

 and on the whole is a remarkably strong-made animal. The strong 

 fore legs and short hind feet, and its strong tail are evidently well 

 adapted for traversing stony regions; the under surface of the 

 tail is bare to within a short distance of the rump, and the remain- 

 der of this organ but scantily clothed with wiry hair. 



Total length from tip of nose to tip of tail, 5 feet 8 inches 

 (skin,) 



