SCIURUS STANGERI. 7 



1878. Sciurus temminckii Anderson. Yunnan Expedition. 



p. 229. Note. 

 1880. Sciurus stangeri Huet, Nouv. A.rcli. du Museum. 



p. 142 (partim). 



1880. Heliosciurus stangeri Trouessart. Catalogue des 



Rongeurs viv. et foss. p. 82 (partim) ; Helio- 

 sciurus gambianus Trouessart. 1. c. p. 83 (partim). 



1881. Sciurus temminckii Jentink. Notes from the Leyden 



Museum, p. 65. 



An abrupt line of demarcation between the hairs of the 

 sides and the scarcely hairy abdomen characterizes this 

 species. It is one of the largest African Squirrels, with 

 strongly developed incisors. 



It presents a highly different hue according to season 

 and age. If not yet in full dress it agrees with the de- 

 scription and figure given by Eraser and Waterhouse and 

 may be described as follows: all the hairs of the upper 

 parts and sides of body are black with two broad yellowish 

 white rings; towards the fore feet one of these rings dis- 

 appears, likewise on the head above and beneath; towards 

 the hind-feet there are several reddish rings on the hairs. 

 The under parts are scarcely hairy, the hairs being short 

 and blackish with a yellowish ring. The root of the bushy 

 tail is of the same color as the back, but each hair has 

 several reddish rings. The hairs of the tail are black with 

 four pure white rings and a white tip , forming on the 

 upper parts of the tail numerous alternate bands of black 

 and white , indistinct towards the apex. On the back several 

 wholly black hairs are interspersed. 



When in full dress all the hairs of the upperparts become 

 glossy. The number of rings to the hairs of the correspon- 

 ding parts of the body are the same , but the whitish or yel- 

 lowish white rings on the back , sides of the body , hind-legs 

 and root of tail have turned to bright red ; on the fore-feet , 

 upper part of head and cheeks to pure white. The fore part of 

 the shoulders , the breast , inside of fore-legs , middle of belly 

 and a small band bordering the above named line of demar- 



Notes from the Leyden Museum, "Vol. IV. 



