SCIURUS DIARDir. 39 



Sdurus bicolor , nigrovittatus (plantani), melanotis and in- 

 signis. ') 



In comparing our species with any of these, it is evi- 

 dent that Sciurus bicolor differs from that species by the 

 larger size and different colouration; Sciurus nigrovittatus 

 and vittatus by having a lateral streak on each side of the 

 body ; Sciurus melanotis by its smaller size , by having a 

 tuft of elongated hairs on the ears and a longitudinal 

 streak on the face; Sciurus insignis by having the back 

 embellished with three black longitudinal streaks. 



Scitirus Diardii, Temminck in litt. 



Fur above rusty coloured, the underparts of the body 

 being yellowish white. Hairs of the head, back, sides of 

 the body and outside of legs black near the base, higher 

 on rusty , with a very small black tip. Several entirely 

 black hairs are intermixed with these. 



The hairs of the tail are very long rusty, with a 

 subterminal black ring and black tip. Hairs of chin, 

 throat , chest , belly and inside of legs entirely yellowish white. 



Whiskers quite long, black. 



Ears short, rounded, with scarce hairs. 



Cutting-teeth yellow. The end of the tail is wanting. 

 Measurements of the only specimen we received , which is 

 an adult : m. m. 



Head and body 230 



Ear 14 



Hind foot 44 



Length of nasalia 13 



Length upper molar series 9 



Distance between incisor and first upper molar . . 11 

 » » » » » lower -■> . . 6 



Hab : Nusa-Kambangan (e coll. Blüme). 



1) Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. 1S67, p. 281, Gray states that Sciurus tenuis 

 in the British Museum is Horsfield's type from Java and that also this species 

 occurs in Java. But Horsfield, Zool. Res. in Java, 1824, states that his spe- 

 cimen (i. e. the type) was a native of Singapore (!) and at that time in the 

 Museum of the East India Company ! 



Notes from the Leyden INIuseixna. 



