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forms are viewed together, and are greater than the differences seen 

 in the skms. (Plate 8, fig. 4.) 



Measurements. — Type: Head and body, 184 mm.; tail, 165; hmd 

 foot, 46; condylo-basal length, 46.5; zygomatic width, 25.5; width of 

 brain case, 19; maxillary tooth row, 17.5; width of rostrum back of 

 incisors, 7. For measurements of a second specimen from Pulo 

 Adang, Butang Islands, see table, page 57. 



Specimens examined. — Two from the Butang Islands, the type from 

 Pulo Rawi, and one from Pulo Adang. 



TUPAIA LACERNATA OBSCURA Kloss. 



1911. Tupaia obscura Kloss, Aun. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, vol. 7, p. 116, January, 

 1911. 



Ty pe-locality . — Great Redang Island, off east coast of Malay 

 Peninsula, near Tringanu. 



Type-specimen. — In Selangor Museum, No. 2279/10. Skin and 

 skull, adult male, Great Redang Island, September 2, 1910; col- 

 lected by Mr. C. Boden lOoss, original number, 3708. I have not seen 

 the type-specimen. 



Geographic distrihution. —Gresit Redang Island. See No. 39 on 

 map on page 75. 



Diagnosis. — Differs from the mainland Tupaia lacemata wiTkinsoni 

 in possessing a generally distinctly lighter coloration and smaller 

 size. 



Color. — Based on two topotypes kindly loaned by the Selangor 

 Museum, Reg. Nos. 2282/10, and 2287/10. Neither of the two spec- 

 imens are in uniformly the same pelage, both having a newer and 

 darker pelage anteriorly, and an older and lighter posteriorly. Gen- 

 eral color of the upper part of head, neck, and body and outer side of 

 legs a fine grizzle of blackish and tawny ochraceous (darker pelage 

 areas) and of blackish and ochraceous (lighter pelage areas), the 

 ochraceous or tawny ochraceous always in excess; tail, above, a 

 uniform grizzle of blackish and cream buff, the darker color slightly 

 in excess; tad, below, similar but the lighter color predominating, 

 particularly in the middle Ime; under parts cream color to almost 

 buff yeUow; shoulder stripe well defined, whitish or cream color. 



Skull and teeth. — The skuU and teeth of Tupaia lacemata ohscura 

 differ from those of the related forms only m their generally smaller 

 size and somewhat relatively larger bullae. 



Measurements. — "Collector's external measurements of type: 

 Head and body, 173; tail, 167; hind foot, 40; ear, 15. Cranial meas- 

 urements : Greatest length, 48 ; * * * basal length, 42; * * * 

 greatest cranial breadth, 19.1; zygomatic breath, 25.8." For meas- 

 urements of two topotypes, see table page 53, and see also Kloss., 

 Jour. Fed. Malay States Museum, vol. 4, p. 192, October, 1911. 



Specimen examined. — Two loaned by the Selangor Museum. 



