124 SCIURUS PVGERVTHRUS. 



1878. Sciurus castaneoventris Anderson. Yunnan Expedi- 

 tion, p. 238. 



Sometimes the belly shows a grizzled medial line. There 

 are two upper premolars. 



Hab. China (Western China according to Anderson) , 

 Formosa and Hainan. 



Mounted specimens in the Ley den Museum: 

 1. Adult male , China, Ningpo , 15 January 1872 , Frank , 

 1880. — 2. Male, China, Frank, 1876. — 3. Young in- 

 dividual , China. 

 4. Skull of N" 1. 



Sciurus pygeryth rus. 



1832. Sciurus pygerythrus Is. GeofFroy St.-Hilaire. Mag. 



de Zoölogie. 

 1878. Sciurus pygerythrus Anderson Yunnan Expedition. 



p. 227; Sciurus phayrei Anderson. 1. c. p. 230; 



Sciurus hlanfordii Anderson. 1. c. p. 230. 



The only striking difference between Sciurus pygerythrus 

 and Sciurus phayrei consists in the dark side-bands of the 

 latter species: this characteristic however is not constant 

 and is sometimes absent in jyhayrei-si^ecimens and someti- 

 mes occurs in pygerythrus- and in i/ar?/o?'(/iï- specimens. There 

 are two upper premolars. Skeleton with 1 2 costales , 7 lum- 

 bares and 26 caudales (Anderson. 1. c. p. 230). 



Hab. Upper Burma , Pegu and Martabau. 



Mounted specimens in the Leyden Museum: 

 1 , 2 , 3 and 4. Males and female , Burma , Tounghu , 

 Lord Walden, 1869. 



Notes from the Leyden IMuseuxxi, 'Vol. V. 



