28 SCIURUS POENSIS. 



Sciurus poensis. 



1830. Sciurus poensis A. Smith. South Afric. Quarterl. 



Journ. XI. p. 64. 

 1853. Sciurus poensis Temminck. Esquisses zool. sur la 



cóte de Guiné , 1*^ partie , p. 141 ; Sciurus mus- 



culinus ïemminck , 1. c. p. 142. 

 1857. Sciurus pumilio Leconte. Proc. Acad. Philadelphia, 



p. 11. Sciurus subviridescens Lecoute. 1. c. p. 11. 

 1867. Macroxus poensis Gray. Ann. and Mag. of Nat. 



Hist. XX. p. 329. 

 1867, Sciurus olivaceus Alph. Milne Edwards. Revue at 



Mag. de Zoölogie, p. 228. 

 1867. Funamhulus poensis Fitzinger. Sitzb. d. K. Akad. 



d." Wissensch. 1. p. 34 (partim). 



1880. Sciurus poensis Huet. Nouv. Arch, du Museum. 



p. 149 , pi. 7 , fig. 1 ; Sciurus musculinus Huet. 

 1. c. p. 151. 



1881. Heliosciurus poensis Trouessart. Catalogue des Ron- 



geurs viv. et foss. p. 84; Heliosciurus musculinus 

 Trouessart. 1. c. p. 84 ; Heliosciurus pumilio Troues- 

 sart. 1. c. p. 84. 

 Easily distinguished from all the other Squirrels by the 

 peculiar color of the fur showing a very striking greenish 

 tinge. 



The soft dense fur of the upper parts and sides of the 

 body and the outside of legs is mouse-colored at the base, 

 with a distinct greenish yellow ring and a minute black 

 tip. On the back some wholly black hairs are spread. 

 Hairs of tail black, at its root with numerous greenish 

 yellow rings, further on with two rings of the same co- 

 lor; at the apex of the tail the black tips of the hairs 

 are very large. Hairs of chin, throat, chest, belly and 

 inside of legs mouse-colored , at the base with rather large 

 cinereous green tips, in younger individuals however the 

 hairs have a more white hue. If moulting the mouse-color 

 prevails above and beneath. 



Notes irona tlie Lieyden Museum, "Vol. IV. 



