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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



VOL. 45. 



Measurements of Tupaia longipes and Tupaia discolor — Continued. 



1 Type. 



2 Collected by Doria and Beccari. 



3 Preserved in alcohol. 

 < Mounted. 



6 Skeleton. 



6 dpm* still in place. 

 ' 77!" last tooth through. 



8 Nearly adult. 



9 Adult. 



TUPAIA PALAWANENSIS Thomas. 



. 1894. Tupaia fcrruginea palawanensis Thomas, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., eer. 6, 

 vol. 13, April, 1894. 



Type-locality. — Palawan, Philippine Islands. 



Type-specimen. — In British Museum, Keg. No. 94.2.1.3; skin and 

 skull of adult male, collected on Palawan by A. Everett; skin in good 

 condition, but skull slightly damaged in occipital and palatal regions. 



Geograpliic distribution. — Islands of Palawan and Balabac, and 

 probably other near-by islands. See No. 13 on map on page 75. 



Diagnosis. — Generally similar in color to T. glis ferruginea, but tail 

 when viewed from above clear black or nearly so; mammas, 2-2 = 4. 



Color. — Type: Upper parts of head, neck, and body a rather coarse 

 grizzle of blackish and ochraceous or ochraceous rufous, the ochra- 

 ceous being more conspicuous anteriorly and the ochraceous rufous 

 posteriorly, the black element of the grizzle being somewhat in 

 excess, especially along the middle line; underparts dull buff or 



