30 SCIURUS MINUTUS. 



1881. Heliosciurus minutus Troiiessart. Catalogue des Ron- 

 geurs viv. et foss. p. 84. 



Distinguished by its small size from all the other Afri- 

 can Squirrels. 



The hairs of the upper and under parts of the body mouse- 

 colored at the base. Those of upper parts of head , of back , 

 outside of legs and sides of the body tipped with bright 

 ferruginous , those of the chin , throat , chest , belly and 

 inside of legs tawny tipped. 



The hairs of the tail are rufous with a blackish ring. 

 Whiskers long and black. Ears , scantily furnished with 

 yellowish white hairs , well developed ; length of tlie ears 

 about 10 m. m. 



m. m. 

 Length of head and body 75 



» » tail with tuft 50 



» » hind foot 19.5 



Width between the jugalia (incomplete) . . about 14 



» » » orbits (incomplete) . . about 8.5 



Length upper molar series 2.5 



Distance between incisor and first upper molar . . 6 



There are four molars in each jaw. The smooth incisors 

 are of a yellowish white color. 



N. i. Kendo (Du Chaillu). 



Hab. It is found on the mountainous range or table- 

 lands situated in the interior along the western coast of 

 Africa, between two degrees north and two degrees south 

 of the equator. Du Chaillu did not meet it in the 

 maritime plains situated between these mountains and 

 the sea. 



It is always found on the trees in the forest, and to 

 get a sight of it is most difiicult, not only on account 

 of its small size , but of its constant and rapid movements 

 (Du Chaillu j. 



No specimens in the Leyden Museum ; the two known 

 specimens of this beautiful but rare species are preserved 

 in the British and in the Berlin Museum. 



JNTotes i'rom the X.ieyden üMiiscurut Vol. IV, 



