106 CUSCUS CELEBENSIS. 



the two other species of the genus and shortly described 

 by Gray in 1858 after a young specimen from Wallace's 

 voyage to Celebes. This species is without dorsal streak 

 and has nothing to do with the two specimens from the 

 Salomon-islands (one of the most eastern localities where 

 ever a Cwscws-specimen has been found) : the latter two 

 have a dorsal streak and belong to Cuscus orientalis Pal- 

 las. This young specimen from Celebes is the type of Cus- 

 cus celehensis Gray. In rejecting this specimen in 1861 , Gray 

 was obliged to name a Cuscus from the very distant Sa- 

 lomon-group, Cuscus celebensisl The specimen sent by Wal- 

 lace from Macassar in 1857 is a young male of the same 

 species and therefore the toant óf the dorsal streak in that 

 specimen is not such a great peculiarity as Gray believed. 

 The year 1851 is somewhat suspect, for Mr. Wallace has 

 been three times in Celebes: twice in Macassar, viz: from 

 Sept. to Nov. 1856 and from July to Nov. 1857, and 

 once in Menado, viz: from June to Sept. 1859 *). 



Description of the species: No difference in color between 

 male and female. Ears large, produced beyond the very 

 soft fur , naked internally , clothed with long hairs exter- 

 nally, the border of the ear however naked. Upperparts 

 of head and body, outerside of legs and the hairy part of 

 tail ashy grey , the hairs being generally silvery tipped ; 

 sometimes there is on the back a darker shade , but ne- 

 ver a distinct dorsal streak ~). Lowerparts of head and body 

 and innerside of legs pure white or with a slightly ashy 

 tinge. All the hairs are long, woolly and very soft to the touch. 



1) The malay Archipelago. London. 18G9. It is a pity that wc are in dubio 

 as to the exact locality where Wallace gathered the specimens. It now is 

 questionable if the species is restricted to Northern Celebes or is spread over 

 the whole island. 



2) The figures cT and Q (plate 62, P. Z. S. L. 1858) probably having 

 been drawn after the two specimens from the Salomon-islands represent not 

 Cuscus celebonsis but Cuscus orientalis. Cuscus celcbensis is a much smaller and 

 generally less dark colored species. Therefore the figures agree not with 

 Gray's description. 



Notes from the Leyden M^iiseiiin, Vol. "VII. 



