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MURES CËLEBENSES. 



2. Mus Musschenbroekii, u. sp. 



u, i. kalendang aucl wangetan. 



Upper parts chestnut. Cheeks , throat , chest , belly and 

 inside of legs, white. The back is covered Avith two 

 kinds of hair: 1". woolly hairs, slate-coloured, with chest- 

 nut tips , and 2^^. spinous hairs , white with dark brown 

 tips ; the latter especially numerous fi'om the neck to 

 the rump , thus giving a darker tint to these parts. The 

 hairs on the under parts of the body are soft, slate-colou- 

 red with white tips. 



Tail shorter than head and body, thinly covered 

 with hairs. Ears rounded at the tip, elongated, nearly 

 naked. Whiskers dark with white tips, short. Upper 

 cutting-teeth light orange, the lower ones bright yellow. 



Two specimens (L. M.). m. m. 



Head and body . . . , 175 



Tail 124 



Ear . . , 16 



Hind foot 31 



Length molar series 6 



Distance between incisor and first upper molar . . 8,5 

 » » » » » lower » . . 4 



Hab: Celebes, Menado (v. Musschenbroek). 



I propose to name this new species after Mr. v. Mus- 

 schenbroek , who has frequently given ample proofs of his 

 strong and unceasing interest in the science of zoology. 



3. Mu s ccanth u r u s. 



Gray, P. Z. S. L. 18(37, p. 598. 



n. i. torean. 



Upper parts generally tawny, on the back mixed with 

 black. The woolly hairs are gray with brownish tips : 

 intermixed are a few flexible spines, white near the base, 

 with dark brown tips. The bristles are entirely dark brown. 



JVotes Iroin the Leyclen IMuseiiiii. 



