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measurements, viz., Greatest length 45 ; condylo-incisive length 39 ; 

 zygomatic breadth 25 ; interorbital breadth 7 ; palatilar length 21 ; 

 diastema 12; nasals 19; anterior palatal foramina 8; posterior 

 palatal foramina 2 ; npper molar tooth row 7 . 



The range ot'cuvieri seems to be Bellarj-, Mj'-sore and the whole coun- 

 try soutli of them, except the wooded Ghat strip on the West Coast. 



(6) Tatera ceylonica, Wronghton. 



I regret to saj" that in making these species I M-as misled bj^ the 

 condition of the solitary specimen, contributed by Mr. Kelaart. 

 The fine series now available enables me to give a revised descrip- 

 tion of the species. 



The general colour of the adult is very similar to that of harcl- 

 toickei (not cuvieri, as would seem probable), but there is a somewhat 

 larger admixture of black. The body dimensions are almost exactly 

 those of cuvieri. The skull measurements of an adult female are 

 as follows, viz., Greatest length 47 ; condylo-incisive length 40 ; 

 zygomatic breadth 23-5 ; interorbital breadth 8 ; palatilar length 

 20; diastema 1 2 ; nasals 20; anterior palatal foramina 7 ; posterior 

 palatal foramina 2 ; upper molar tooth row 6"5. 



Tatera ceylonica seems to be spread all over the Island. 



(B) The Slender Loris of Malabar. 



By R. C. Wroughton. 



When dealing with the Mysore Collection (Vol. XXII, p. 285^ 

 1913) Miss Ryley explained that the name gracilis for the Ceylon 

 Loris must give place to the much older tardigradus, and that these 

 Mysore specimens must be known as lydekkerianus, Cabrera, being 

 practically topotypes of that species. Later, on receipt of the Coorg 

 Collection, not having specimens from Ceylon for comparison, she 

 recorded them (Vol. XXII,, p. 494, 1913) as tardigradus. Since 

 then Major Mayor having obtained some specimens in the two 

 Ceylon Collections (Nos. 13 and 18), I have now compared the three 

 series of Loris and have come to the conclusion that the animals of 

 Ceylon and Coorg belong to distinct species, and I propose to found 

 a new species for the Malabar Loris under the name : — 



Loris malaharicus , sp. n. 



A Loris markedly smaller than either tardigradus or li/deJiJceriamis 

 with a strong russet tinge. 



Size smaller than either tardigradus or lydelcJieriamis. General 

 colour above "wood brown"^ darker on the nape and upper back, 

 but without any sign of a dorsal median dark stripe as in the 



