SCIURUS CEPAPI. 27 



in. m. 



Length of head and body 205 



» » tail with tuft 205 



» » » without tuft 163 



» » hind foot 45 



Length of skull (incomplete) about 45 



Width between the jugalia 26 



)) » » orbits 12 



Length of upper molar series 8 



Distance between incisor and first upper molar . . 9 



There are five molars in each upper jaw : the fifth is strongly 

 developed. The smooth incisors are orange colored. 



N. i. Sindi (Peters). 



Hab. Dana-river, Kipini (Fischer); XJkambani, Kitui 

 (Hildebrandt) ; Mombas and Dar-es-Salam (Kirk) ; Zanzibar 

 (Grandidier, v. d. Decken) ; Tette (Peters , Kirk); Limpopo- 

 river (Smith); Masilikats-land (Verreaux, Delgorgue) ; Da- 

 mara-land and Miriqua-land (Leyden Museum); Cape (Drege, 

 Verreaux). 



Smith relates that the first specimens of this Squirrel 

 were observed upon the banks of the Limpopo-river. The 

 species was occasionally discovered on the ground, but 

 more frequently upon trees; and when it happened to 

 be surprised in the former situation, it invariably 

 endeavoured to reach the latter, and if successful, either 

 attempted to conceal itself in the forks of the branches, 

 or in holes , if any existed , in the trunk , or elsewhere. 

 Its flight , when on the ground , was effected with amazing 

 rapidity , and the perpendicular ascent of the tree was ao- 

 complished with equal facility. It feeds by day, and, ac- 

 cording to the natives , also by night , and in all the spe- 

 cimens he obtained, the stomachs were fully distended 

 with berries. 



Mounted specimens in the Leyden Museum: 



1 and 2. Adult male and female, Damara-laiid. — 3, 

 Adult male , Miriqua-land. 



4. Skull of nO. 1. — 5. Skull of n". 3. 



^otes from the Leyden INXuseum . Vol. XV, 



