16 MUS MÜLLLRI. 



scarce hairs and with a little tuft. Ears rather long. 

 Thumb of the fore-foot very short, implanted higher 



up than usually. The thumbs of the hind-feet and the 



fourth toes of fore-feet and hind-feet are remarkably 



short. In the latter the three middle toes are of the same 



length. 



The distance between incisor and first upper molar is 



very large. Upper cutting-teeth orange , the lower ones 



of a brighter yellow color. 

 Two specimens. 



m. m. 



Head and body 148 



Tail 136 



Ear 15 



Hind foot 27 



Length upper molar series 6 



Distance between incisor and first upper molar. 9 



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Hab. New Hebrides, Tana. 



II. Without spinous haius. 

 5. 3fus muller i, n. sp. 



Fur very soft, slate-colored near the base. The hairs of 

 back, sides of the body, upperparts of head and outside of legs, 

 with ])rown tips, the uuderparts of tlie body with white 

 ti])s. Bristles long, rather stiif , brown. Ears small , 

 roundel 1 at the tip. 



Tail longer than head and body, covered witli very 

 scarce , short , bright colored hairs , somewhat harsh to the 

 touch. 



Whiskers very short, brown. Hind-foot extraordinarily 



Notes Iroin the Leyden Museum, Vol, II. 



