716 ZOOLOGY OF THE MACLAY-COAST IN NEW GUINEA, 



arms, the fur is of a yellowish dirty white colour and the hair is 

 not over 9 mm. (0, 4 in.) long. Between this light coloured short 

 hair with nearly circular horizontal sections there are also some 

 light coloured, flat, stiff hairs. 



The head is elongate and conical, (Fig. 1) muzzle and lips 

 blackish and naked. 



The distance of the eye from the corner of the mouth is equal to the 

 distance from the corner of the mouth to the anterior lower margin 

 of the meatus auditorius, and the distance from the eye to the tip 

 of the nose is equal to three times the above measure. A few long 

 black hairs are to be found on the sides of the upper lips, 3 hairs 

 just behind the corner of the mouth and a few short ones on the 

 throat. 



The eyes are very small. 



The ear is elongated, the breadth being j? of the length. Opposite 

 the meatus is a small, bare, triangular, tragiis-like prominence. 

 Parallel to the anterior margin of the auricle, between the margin 

 and the concha runs a longitudinal ridge, while on the opposite 

 posterior border a narrow pouch is to be found. Nearly in the 

 centre of the concha are two very characteristic folds. The lower, 

 which is the longest, stretches horizontally across the whole cavity 

 of the concha, the upper fold projecting forward presents a deep 

 notch. The cavities of both folds open upwards. The adjoining 

 Fig. 1, will facilitate the understanding of the above description. 

 The position of the slight incision of the posterior margin near the 

 upper extremity of the ear, is, as far as I have observed not 

 constant. 



The tail, is short, stiff" and naked. Amongst the great number 

 of Brachymelis I had the opportunity to see on the occasion of 

 burning the grass, I noticed many animals with only the stump 

 left, haviug a part of the tail lost (bitten off 1) in some way. 



Dentition. — (Fig. 2, 3 and 4.) 



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