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it is readily (listiiiguished V.j the relative size of m' (in ci/clotis 

 conspicuously suuiller than p^), the shape of the ears (in cyclolis 

 unusually broad and Bcraicircularly rounded off above), and the 

 colour of tlie fur (back in q/dotis mottled with dark brownish tips 

 to the hairs, spinal stripe rather ill-detined). 



Colour. — Adult males. Type of species (ililno Eay, ^larrh) : 

 General colour of back dark wood-bro-\vn distinctly tiui^ed with 

 fawn ; individual hairs woodbrown-drab for greater extent (those 

 on posterior half of back slate at extreme base), with short fawn- 

 brown tips. Dorsal si ripe shar[)ly defined, nearly seal-brown. 

 Nape of neck and dorsal surface of head similar to back but rather 

 darker, owing to greater predominance and rather darker tinge of 

 brownish hair-tijjs ; sides of head ashy drab. Centre of breast and 

 belly yellowish white ; foreneck, sides of breast and belly, and flunks 

 ochraceoLis-cinnanu)n, contrasting with yellowish-white centre of 

 underparts. — A second male (S. coast of B. Xew Guinea, rebruary, 

 1.11.5.1!) is similar to the type in the colour of the underparts, but 

 noticeably paler above : back pale fawn-woodbrown (approaching 

 fawn-drab), shading to ashy drab on nape of neck, and to a rather 

 more yellowish ashy drab on head. — .-V third male (saine locality 

 and date, 1.1 1.5. 3) is conspicuously richer in colour than the type 

 both above and below : I ack russet-woodbrown, shading to a more 

 typical wood-brown on na])e of neck, this again to light russet-wood- 

 brown on head ; foreneck, sides of breast and belly, and flanks dtep 

 tawny cinnamon, shading rather gradually to huffy cinnamon on 

 centre of breast and bell} . 



Adult female^. Differing from males chiefly in the much duller 

 colour of the sides of tlic breast and belly; upperside essentially an 

 in males, varying individually lietween richer or paler wood-brown 

 or drab-woodbrown. 2 ad., Eaga, undated, 97.12.6.;} : back and 

 head light wood-brown slightly tinged \\ith very pale russet ; nape 

 of neck lighter; breast and belly ashy buff in centre, fawn-wood- 

 brown on sides. — A female skin from Cape York (74.1U.9.2) is 

 similar, but rather darker above and with sides of bre.'ist and belly 

 of a paler tinge. — A third female skin from Elat, Key Is. (July, 

 10.3.1 .!)4), is in the colour of the upperside rather closely similar lo 

 the male 1.11.5.2 (see above) ; breast and belly yellowish white in 

 centre, pale fawn on sides. 



Measurements. On pp. 717, 719, 721. 



Specimens examinee/. Fifteen (two in the Leyden, four in the 

 Berlin Museum), from the folloAving localities: — Dutch New Guinea 

 (Andai and Skru), two, forearms 5S and 5(r5 mm. ; German New 

 Guinea (Stephansort), one, f. 5G'5 ; British New Guinea (Eaga ; 

 " a. Coast" ; and Milne Bay), four, f. 54-5, 54"5, ?, and 59 ; ICey 

 Is., two, f. o6'6 and 58-5; Admiralty Is., one, f. 56; Bismarck 

 Archi[)elago, throe and one odd skull, f. 54*5, 55, 57; Cape Yoi k, 

 one, f. 55 5. 



jf'//^je in collection. Skull, total kiigtli ?. mnndil'le 21'S, c-m' 

 (crowns) 10^ forearm 59, third metacarpal 41, tibia 21 mm. 



