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median region of tail. Brown phase, winter : back and sides 

 a uniform, rather fine grizzle of wood-brown, cream-butt' and 

 black, in which the brown predominates, and in which there is 

 f retpiently a decided tinge of drab ; ear tufts dark brown, 

 approaching black, some of the hairs usually with indistinct 

 light annulations ; tail blackish brown above, the underside with 

 a broad median band essentially like back except that it is much 

 more coarsely grizzled ; feet varying from dull russet to blackish, 

 the soles usually hair-brown or drab ; muzzle dull ochraceous- 

 bufF ; underparts as in red phase except that interramial region 

 is darker and often with a slaty tinge. Summer pelage not seen. 

 Measurements. — Average and extremes of five adults from 

 western Liguria, Italy: head and body, 230 (218-242); tail. 

 188-2 (176-197); hind foot, 58 (.57-60); ear, 29-4 (27-31). 

 Average and extremes of four adults from the province of Rome, 

 Italy : head and body, 237-7 (220-250) ; tail, 196-2 (192-200) ; 

 hind foot, 58-5 (57-60). For cranial measurements see Table, 

 p. 921. 



Specimens examined. — Thirty-eight, from the following localities in 

 Italy : neighbourhood of Genoa, 28 (Genoa) ; Spezia, 1 (Turin) ; Quiesa, 

 Lucca, 1 ; San Casciano, Florence, 2 ; Siena, 2 ; Arsoli, Rome, 2 ; Viterbo, 

 Rome, 2. 



6. Quiesa, Lucca, Italy. Dr. E. Hamilton (p). 98. 10. 2. 9. 



6. San Casciano, Florence. Dr. E. Hamilton (p). 98. 10. 2. 10. 



2. Siena. (Broqi.) Paris Museum (e). 6. 7. 15. 1-2. 



?. Arsoli, Rome. {Coli.) G. Barrett-Hamilton 11. 1. 2. 36. 



(P)- 

 6. Viterbo, Rome. iColi.) G. Barrett-Hamilton 11. 1. 2. 35. 



SciURUS VULGARIS LiL^us Miller. 



1906. Sciurtis vidgaris italicus Trouessart, Bull. ]\Ius. d'Hist. Nat. Paris, 



xii, 13. 364 (part). 



1907. Sciurus vulgaris lihnis Miller, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., 7th ser., 



XX, p. 429, November, 1907. Type in British Museum. 

 1910. Sciurus vidgaris lilmus Ttouessart, Faune Mamm. d'Europe, p. 123. 



Type locality. — Agoriani, north side of Lyakura (Parnas.sus) 

 ^Mountains, Greece. 



Geograjjldcal distrihutton. — Greece ; limits of range not known. 



Diagnosis. — Size as in S. vulgaris italicus ; colour in brown 

 phase peculiar in the noticeable contrast of the very dark, 

 almost blackish, posterior half of l)ack with the hair-brown 

 shoulders and neck ; red phase not known and probably rai-e oi- 

 absent. 



Colour. — General colour above a grizzled hair-brown, paler 

 and more grey on cheeks and across muzzle, much darkened with 

 blackish on posterior half of back and on outer surface of hind 

 legs. Inner surface of hind legs and line along sides of body 

 bordering white of underparts tawny-ochraceous, becoming 



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