NO. 13 NEW AFRICAN RATALS — HOI.LISTER 3 



Measurements of dry skin. — Total length from nose to end of 

 tail, exclusive of hairs, 1220; length of tail, 210; length of longest 

 claw, measured with dividers, 39. 



Remarks. — The peculiar color of the back is the most striking 

 character in comparing this form with M. ratel and M. abys- 

 sinica, the only neighboring species having the mantle complete from 

 forehead to tail. It also appears to reach the maximum size. A 

 second skin in the Museum collection, from British East Africa, 

 exact locality unknown, agrees with the type in the large size and 

 distinctive color of the back. Doctor Abbott has written on the 

 label of the Kilimanjaro specimen, "Rare upon the mountain." 



