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Skull. — As in true macroura. 



Dimensions. — Probably as in true macroura, judging from the 

 specimens. 



Distribution. — This form is represented in the National Collection 

 by two specimens received with the East India Company's Collection. 

 As already pointed out by Anderson (Zool. West. Yunnan p. 227) ; 

 these specimens though labelled Java are quite different from any- 

 thing known to occur in that island ; and I may add are certainly 

 indicated as coming from Ceylon by their yellow lower limbs, a 

 character found nowhere else. In what part of Ceylon this race is 

 found I cannot say nor even whether it extends to the mainland ; this 

 last I should very much doubt. This form is stated to be a seasonal 

 form by Kelaart and others, but basing on the analogy of similar 

 differences in other species I prefer to accept it provisionally as being 

 a local race until more definite proof to the contrary is forthcommg. 



3. Hatufa macroura tennenti, Blyth. 



1849. Sciurus tennentii. Blyth, J. A. S. B. B., XVIII., p. 600. 



Colour. — Pattern as in true macroura and ceylonica, but the ' bay ' ot 

 the latter so profusely grizzled with white (each hair being tipped with 

 white) as to be detected only by close examination. Buff of the fore 

 arms and hindlegs extending more on to the feet than in either of 

 the other two forms, so that only the toes remain black. Tail strongly 

 grizzled with white from its very base, in its distal half obscurely, 

 transversely barred black (or dark brown) and white, the bars each 

 about 6-7 mm. wide. 



Skull. — Slightly larger and stouter than in the other races. 



Dimensions. — External dimensions possibly slightly larger than in 

 macroura, though the hindfoot measurement does not materially differ 

 from that of the other races. 



Synonymy. — The name as spelt by Blanford (tennantu) is not 

 authorized. The name as first published by Blyth was ^Heanentii." This 

 was obviously a misprint and 2 yeai^s later Blyth himself mentioned it 

 again as tennentii. 



Distribution. — This is, 1 think, undoubtedly the high level form 

 (Kandy or higher). Jerdou quotes with some doubt instances of a pale 

 form or faded specimens of this race having been taken in Mysore and 

 on the Nilgiris and claims himself to have received it from Malabar, 



