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hairs at the edge are black, but there is a noticeable ochraceous 

 subterniinal band. Pencil black. Beneath the black predominates 

 uniformly. 



Skull and teeth. — While the skull in a general way resembles that 

 of Fnnambulus insignis the peculiarities of the latter as compared 

 with true Sciiiriis are in it much exaggerated. The rostrum is 

 greatly elongated, so much so that the skull would hardly at first 

 glance be recognized as that of a squirrel. This elongation, how- 

 ever, does not approach that of the rostrum in Rhinoscinrus. In 

 Fwiauibuhis insignis the distance from anterior rim of orbit to tip 

 of nasals is about equal to breadth of braincase above roots of 

 zygomata, while in F. ohscnrus it is decidedly greater than this 

 breadth, though not, as in Rhinoscinrus, approximately the same 

 as the zygomatic breadth. The nasals are strongly rounded from 

 tip nearly to base, so much so that near middle they almost form 

 a ridge. Only the extreme proximal end is flat. Zygomata de- 

 cidedly heavier than in Funamhulus insignis, but not peculiar in 

 form. Teeth similar to those of the related species but larger 

 throughout. 



Measurements. — External measurements of type : total length, 

 303; head and body, 220; tail vertebrae, 83; hind foot, 44 (42); 

 ear from meatus, 14; ear from crown, 7; width of ear, 11.6. 



Cranial measurements of type : greatest length", 53.6 ; basal length, 

 45 ; basilar length, 43 ; palatal length, 24 ; diastema, 14.4 ; distance 

 from anterior rim of orbit to tip of nasals, 25 ; length of nasals, 18.4 ; 

 greatest breadth of both nasals together, 6.2 ; least breadth of both 

 nasals together, 4 ; least interorbital breadth, 14 ; zygomatic breadth, 

 30 ; breadth of braincase above roots of zygomata, 20 ; mandible, 34 ; 

 maxillary toothrow (alveoli), 10; mandibular toothrow (alveoli), 10. 



Specimens examined. — Seven, all from the Pagi Islands. 



Remarks. — The skins are very uniform in color. Practically the 

 only variation shown by the series is in the distinctness of the lateral 

 dark stripes. In four of the specimens these are nearly as well 

 developed as the median stripe, but in none of them is there any 

 close resemblance to Funambidus insignis. 



FUNAMBULUS ROSTRATUS sp. nov. 



Type. — Adult female (skin and skull). No. 121,801, United States 

 National Museum. Collected on Tana Bala, Batu Islands, Febru- 

 ary 12, 1903, by Dr. W. L. Abbott. Original number, 2281. 



Characters. — Similar to Funamhulus insignis, but color slightly 

 darker, black dorsal stripes apparently broader, and skull with more 

 elongate rostrum. 



