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from 50 mm. to 80 mm. in length, and never more than 12 mm. wide. 

 They are strongly convergent anteriorly, and sometimes nearly joined 

 too-ether in front by a median spot. These white stripes are always 

 separated from the anterior stripes by an ochraceous median area 

 varying from 10 mm. to 25 mm. in width. (c) A median stripe 

 lying between the posterior lateral stripes. Posteriorly this stripe is 

 as wide as the lateral stripes, but it quickly narrows and sometimes 

 disappears at middle of latter, though usually represented again by 

 the median spot already referred to. In none of the specimens is this 

 stripe broad and continuous anteriorly to level of front of lateral 

 stripes as in Nehring's figure of the throat markings of T. nigricans. ^ 

 Collar narrow, ochraceous grizzled with black. It is seldom more 

 than 25 mm. in width ; therefore much narrower than indicated by 

 Nehring's figure. Behind the collar is a whitish gray median area 

 continuous laterally with narrow light stripe down inner side of fore 

 legs. This light area is sometimes divided by a dark median line 

 joining collar with buff of belly. Belly and chest buff, essentially 

 like that of sides, with which it forms no contrast in color. As on 

 the sides the buff is clouded by black hair tips, but the hairs are 

 scarcely if at all gray at base. On chest the dark hair tips tend to 

 form a median stripe, which is sometimes sharply defined and continu- 

 ous with the ochraceous line occasionally dividing \vhite of breast. 

 A clear whitish area slightly larger and better defined than that of 

 breast occupies region between hind legs. It is continuous with white 

 stripe down inner side of hind legs. This stripe is usually divided on 

 thigh by encroachment of the surrounding ochraceous. Tail silky 

 white below and at tip, essentially like back above. 



Skull. — The skull of Tragulus bii7tgura7iensis fully equals that of 

 7. canescens in size, and distinctly exceeds that of the Bornean form 

 of T. napti. It is much larger than that of T. nigricans., which 

 proves to be a medium sized species like T. rtifuhis. In general form 

 the skull agrees so closely with that of Tragulus canesce?ts that it is 

 only to be distinguished by its slightly greater relative breadth and 

 smaller, less inflated audital bullae. As compared with the skull of 

 Tragulus nigricajis,- that of T. bungurane7isis is much larger (dis- 

 tance from back of occiput to front of canine 103 instead of 92, zygo- 



' Sitz.-Berich. der Gesellsch. Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, 1893, p. 224. 



2 For the opportunity of examining the skull of an adult male from Balabac I 

 am indebted to the courtesy of Mr. D. G. Elliot. A photograph (slightly reduced) 

 of this specimen was published by Mr. Elliot in 1S96 (Field Columbian Mu- 

 seum, Publication 11, Zoological Series, i, No. 3, pi. xi, May, 1896). 



