GALIDIA AND ITS SPECIES. 135 



There are however very striking differeuces between 

 the concolor and olivacea ; the coloration is different , and 

 the tail of G. olivacea is remarkably short. It is indeed 

 very comprehensible that Is. G. St. Hilaire , having but 

 a single skin , which was mereover mutilated concluded , 

 on seeing the short tail, that his individual had the tail 

 smashed. As I have stated above , we possess two specimens 

 of this species with tails as short as the specimen of Is. G. 

 St. Hilaire, and both tails are complete. 



Consequently we are qualified to admit with Is. G. 

 St. Hilaire three distinct species of Galidia , of which 

 now short diagnostics follow. 



Galidia elegans, Is. G. St. Hilaire. 



This species is at a glance to be distinguished by its reddish 

 fur , black ringed tail , white bordered ears and short claws 

 of the hands and feet. 



Muzzle shorter than in the other two species ; ears lar- 

 ger, triangular. General tinge of the fur of a shining 

 reddish , very beautiful color ; upperparts of head , neck and 

 back between the shoulders passing to brownish-red; ears, 

 except the broad white margin , chin , throat , chest and 

 inside of forelegs of a more grajdsh hue ; belly , abdomen , 

 in and outsides of hind legs and outside of forelegs dark 

 red , passing to intense black on the hands and feet. 

 Whiskers very short, black. 



head and body, tail with tuft. 

 Our oldest specimen measures 39.5 c. m. 35 c. m. 

 » youngest » » 22.5 c. m. 13.5 c. m. 



This very young individual very clearly shows the black 

 rings on the tail. 



Galidia concolor , Is G. St. Hilaire. 



Tail almost as long as in the foregoing species , but 

 colored like the back. Fur brownish red. Claws of the 

 hands very long , those of feet as in G. elegans. 



Notes from the Leyden IVIuseiim, 



