THE NAMAQUALAND GERBILLE 



on examination each hair will be seen to be slaty 

 at the base for two-thirds its length, then ochre- 

 yellow, and blackish at the extreme tips. A small 

 white patch behind each ear. Abdomen and sides 

 pure white, which extends in a curve over each 

 thigh for two-thirds its breadth. The junction of 

 the white and the brown of the back are sharply 

 marked. 



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