134 Prof. Wiegmann on the Genus Procyon. 



inferne interrupts, npice extus i'ulvescenti, medio nigra. Patria, An- 

 till.r ! 

 Distance between the eye to the extremity of snout, 1" 10'"; breadth of 

 snout at the canine teeth, 1" 2'" ; breadth of snout before the ocular ca- 

 vities, 1" 10'"; length of cars, 2" 1'"; length of head, 4J-"; head and 

 body, 1 f. 0" ; of tail, 5". 



I have named this species brachyurus from the remarkable 

 shortness of the tail, which is densely covered with close hairs, 

 and is rather thinner than in P. Lotor, of light ochre yellow 

 colour, with six bands surrounding the upper surface of the 

 tail, being interrupted on the yellowish white under side, and 

 only indicated by a darker ochreous yellow diagonal spot. 

 The form of the snout is very remarkable, being shorter, 

 thicker, more obtuse and flatter than in P. Lotor. This species 

 has the general colouring of the common raccoons. 



4. Procyon obscurus, n. sp. 



Supra e badio nigricans subunicolor, nitore pilorum eximio, infra cinereo- 

 fuscus, pedibus fuscescenti-griseis, cauda mediocri, densa, supra uni- 

 colore, subtus cinereo-fusca annulisque nigris sursum evanescentibus 

 semicincta. Patria ignota. 



Length of head and body, 2 f. I" 4'"; of head to behind the ears, 4-|"; of 

 ears, 1" 8"' ; of snout from the front angle of the eyes, 1" 8'" ; of tail, 9-4-"; 

 circumference of tail, in middle, 7"; breadth of snout before the ocular 

 cavities, 1" 10"'; at the canine teeth, 1"; length of hind feet, 3^". 



The colour of the upper part of the body dark brown ; upon 

 the back of the head, nape, shoulder and forepart of the back 

 more of a black brown ; upon the hinder part and crupper, 

 through a mixture of many chestnut-brown hairs, becoming 

 more of a chestnut-brown. The contour hairs of the back 

 black-brown or chestnut-brown, with a very lively lustre. The 

 fur thick, greyish brown. The inside of the ears and their 

 upper exterior edge with whitish hairs. The stripe over the 

 eyes to the cheek a yellow brownish grey. The middle stripe 

 upon the snout, and the cheek spot encompassing the eye, de- 

 scending to the throat, black brown ; sides of snout and chin 

 greyish white, with a yellow brownish intermixture. The fore 

 and hind legs dark brown. The fore and hind feet light brown- 

 ish grey. The tail is not quite half the length of the body, is 

 cylindrical, covered thickly with hair, and appears from this 

 circumstance thinner than that of the common raccoon. The 



