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York, find formerly missionary in Western Africa. I have not 

 the native name of this animal. 



The only squirrel that I find described in any way resembling 

 this is the S. rufohrachiatus, (Waterh.,) from Fernando Po ; but 

 in the latter, the inside of the limbs is reddish rufous instead of 

 yellowish white, and the tail is ringed with blacli and rufous,, 

 instead of purplish red tipped with white. 



This squirrel is also one of the rarest I have found in Africa. 

 It is found in the mountainous country situated on the head waters 

 of the Ovenga River, and lives among the trees. 



SciURUS SUBALBIDUS. In this animal the hair is thicker, 

 shorter, and softer, and the under parts are more densely covered 

 than in most other squirrels of tropical Africa. 



The general color above is a mixed rufous, yellowish, and 

 black, darkest and brightest in the middle of the back ; each hair 

 is mouse-colored at the base, then ringed with yellowish, yellowish 

 rufous, and black, and tipped with the latter. The yellowish be- 

 comes nearly white on the forehead ; the lower parts from chin to 

 vent, the inside of fore-arms and thighs, yellowish white, whitest on 

 lower portion of throat ; sides more brownish than back, this color 

 encroaching on the lower parts, especially on the anterior half of 

 the abdomen, which is considerably tinged with it ; about nose and 

 lips light brown ; whiskers long and black ; narrow yellowish white 

 circle around eyes ; outer side of limbs like the back, more tinged 

 with rufous, and bright bay on the posterior edge of fore and hind 

 limbs, forming a ring just above wrist and heel ; the hair reaches 

 above to the beginning of toes, extending beyond the claws ; the 

 soles and palms naked ; no line of separation between hair of upper 

 and under surfaces of the body ; tail much like the middle of back, 

 each hair yellowish rufous at base, and then ringed alternately with 

 black and yellowish rufous, the tip being yellowish white, and 

 almost white near the end of the tail ; terminal brush browner ; 

 under surface of tail barred with bright bay instead of yellowish 

 rufous ; tail distichous ; incisors deep orange. Length to base of 

 tail, 10 inches; tail, 11 inches. 



From Fernando Po. 



It comes near the S. rufohrachiatus, (Waterhouse,) but has not 

 the interior of the limbs of a rufous color, which Temminck says 



