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foot, 51, 50; condylobasal length, 58, 58.5; zygomatic width, 29, 

 29; width of braincase, 21, 20.5; maxillary toothrow, 22, 21. For 

 individual measurements see table below. 



Remarks. — There can be but little doubt that Urogale cylindrura 

 is perfectly synonymous with U. everetti. The relatively slight 

 difference in color between the type of U. everetti and the Mount 

 Apo specimens is due only to the fact that the former is an old speci- 

 men skinned out of alcohol,^ while the latter are modern freshly 

 prepared skins. There is almost as much difference between mem- 

 bers of the Apo series as there is between the type of U. everetti and 

 the Apo series as a whole. The skull and teeth of Zamboanga speci- 

 men are essentially like those from Mount Apo. The Mount Mahn- 

 dang specimen is represented by a skin brought back by Doctor 

 Mearns in 1906. The information on the label reads: ''Malindang 

 Mts., summit of Mt. Bliss, 5,750 ft., June 3, 1906. Shot on trunk 

 of an oak tree by Private D. W. West, Co. B, 19th Infantry, U. S. A." 

 It has every appearance of having been preserved in alcohol or 

 formalin at some time. Apparently the skull was not saved. A 

 hind foot and tibia removed from the skin show it to be a young 

 individual. It has the general color characters of Urogale everetti 

 Qombined with the long sharp claws and Tana-like style of nose. 

 The entire pelage, however, including that of the tail, is much longer 

 and softer than it is in Mount Apo specimens. It is barely possible 

 that it represents an entirely distinct species of Urogale or even 

 another genus. 



Specimens examined. — Nine. Seven from Mount Apo, one from 

 Zamboanga, and one from Mount Malindang, the last doubtfully 

 referable to the genus and species. 



Measurements of Urogale everetti. 



» See Thomas, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1907, p. 140. 

 ' Type of Urogale cyUndrura Mearns. 



3 77)3 just appearing. 



4 Type. 



