rXEROPrs nYl'OJIELAXUS AXNKCTEXS. 



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and rump cssontially as in the ordinary pale ])liase. Centre of breast 

 seal-brown, darkening to blackish seal-brnwn on sides of breast, 

 belly, and llauks. Mantle dark chocolate, passing to seal-brown 

 on sides of neck, foreneck, throat, and sides of head. Crown slightly 

 paler than mantle. — This specimen probably represents some transi- 

 tional stage rather than the true " blackisb phase "' ; the whole of 

 the nnderparts is, rongbly speaking, dark seal-brown, but the colour 

 of the upperside does not show any clear sign of darkening. 



Measurements. I5elow and on p. 118. 



Specimens examined. Pive, from the collections of tie U.S. 

 National * and British Museums. 



Bancfe. South Xatuna Islands : Sirhassen. 



Type in collection. 



KijmarJiS. — In characters as in habitat this race seems to occupy 

 an intermediate position between Pt. h. lepidus and iomesi ; in the 

 size of the teeth it agrees with the latter form, in the colour of the 

 fur it approaches the former ; in the size of the skull it may prove 

 to average smaller than either. 



a. Iiiiui. al. ; skull. 



b. 2 ad. al. ; skull. 



Sirhassen, S. Natunas. 

 Sirhassen. 



A. Evnrett [C.]. 94.0.28.25. 



( Ti/pc of subspecies.) 

 A. Everett [C.]. 94.9.2S.20. 



External measnrements q/Ttcropus hypomelanus canus, lepidus, 

 and anncctcns. 



Koi-ea rtu 



PoUes, total length, o. u 



„ metacarpal 



,, 1st phalanx 



■Jnd digit, metacarpal 



,, 1st phalanx 



2iid-3rcl plialans, c. ii. 



3rd digit, metacarpal 



,, Ist phalanx 



,. 2ik1 phalanx 



-1th digit, metacarpal 



,, 1st phalanx 



,, 2nd phalanx 



5tL digit, metacarpal 



„ 1st phalanx 



,, 2nd phalanx 



Ears, length from orifice 



,, greatest width, flattened .. 



Front of eye to tip of inu/zle 



Intorfemoral 



Lower leg 



Foot, c. u 



Calcar 



Pt. h//poinelaims 



3 ad. 

 (Incl. type.) 



MiN. 



iniu. 



13-5 



SO 



(!8o 



155 



15 



94 o 



m-b 



iXi 



92-5 



52 



56 



07 



40 



44-5 



14t 



Max. 

 mm. 



ei's 



14 5 



325 



72 



18 



1() 



9r. 



70-5 

 lOCi 



95 



5G-5 



5li-5 

 102 



43 



43-5 



63 

 45 



15-5t 



lepidus. 

 7 ad. 



anneclens. 

 2 ad. 



Mi.v. Max. Mis. Max. 



mm. 

 131 



59-5 



13-5 



30 



()65 



15 



14 



91 



m 



9rv5 



89 



65 



51-5 



96 



39 



39-5 





 (U 

 43 



nmi. 

 139 



62-5 



14-5 



33 



72 



17 



15'5 



97 



70 

 101 



94 



58-5 



60 

 101 



41-5 



45-5 



2G5 



IS 



G4 

 45 



If, 



mm. 

 130 



55 



13 



28 



64 



13 



89 



()3 



92 



8(5-5 



51-5 



50 



92-5 



39 



38-5 



26 



17 



25-5 



5.S 

 42 



mm. 

 133-5 

 58-5 



m 



17 

 10 



6iV5 



97-5 



87-5 



53 



525 



92-5 



39-5 



42 



59 

 43 

 17-5 



* A'os. 104732-34; Sirhassen. 



t Approxiai.'ito measurements (skins). 



