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white occipital patch, and in the comparative length of the nasal 

 bones. It dififers from this form in the relatively larger skull and 

 hind foot, larger molars, and in the presence of a cinnamon w^ash on 

 back. It is at once distinguishable from argenteo-cinereus of German 

 East Africa and Mozambique by its much smaller size and absence 

 of the white occipital patch. 



The series of eight specimens from the Kapiti Plains is remarkably 

 uniform, showing practically no variation in coloration and only such 

 variations in size as are due to age. 



