'24 SCIURUS ANNULATUS. 



seum. p. 144 (partim) ; Sciurus annulatus Huet. 

 1. c. p. 150; Sciurus multicolor Huet. 1. c. 

 p. 152 (partim). 

 1881. Heliosciurus gamhianus Trouessart. Catalogue des 

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

 sciurus annulatus Trouessart. 1. c. p. 83 (partim) ; 

 Heliosciurus multicolor Trouessart. 1. c. p. 83 

 (partim) ; Heliosciurus bongensis Trouessart. 1. 

 c. p. 84. 

 Upper parts grizzled, under parts uniformly dirty white 

 or light rusty red; four upper molars in each jaw. 



Hairs of head above, back and sides of the body and 

 outside of the upperparts of the limbs mouse-colored at 

 the base, then rusty yellow, black, yellowish white and 

 with a small black tip. Outside of the lower parts of the 

 limbs rusty yellow, blackish at the base. Hairs of chin, 

 throat , chest , belly and inside of legs dirty white through- 

 out. Tail seen from above annulated with numerous alter- 

 nate bands of black and light rusty yellow ; each hair 

 repeatedly ringed with the named colors , the points how- 

 ever always bearing the latter color. This is the mode of 

 coloration of the West-African specimens. The greater 

 part of the specimens of East-Africa however generally 

 show a more light rusty red tinge , the hairs being ringed 

 with that color instead of with rusty yellow and the under 

 parts also are uniform reddish white. One of the speci- 

 mens collected by v. Heuglin in Abyssinia and now in 

 our collection presents in all respects the same mode of 

 coloration as the West African individuals. 



Whiskers black. Ears with short , dense fur , dirty yel- 

 low colored. A yellowish white circle round the eyes. 



m.m. 



Length of head and body 247 



» tail with tuft 810 



» » without tuft 250 



» hind foot 50 



>^ skull (incomplete) about 50 



Notes from the Leyden IVIuseuin, "Vol. TV, 



