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of a glistening black , of nape of neck and fore-legs red- 

 dish black ; head and border of ears of a brilliant golden 

 red ; spots on tail brown. — 36. Young male. Bernstein , 

 March 1863. Colored like N". 11, the spots on tail and 

 fore-legs however with reddish , face brownish red. — 37 

 and 38. Perfectly adult females. Bernstein , April 1863. 

 Colored and spotted like the males N^s, 34 and 35 , the 

 only difference being that the spots on the fore-legs and 

 on the nape of the neck are colored like the back. The 

 underparts are pure white; in N". 37 however red round 

 the pouch, slightly red in N°. 38. 



Netv- Guinea : 39. Perfectly adult male. Presented by 

 Mr. V. Musschenbroek , 1878. Of the same splendid color 

 as N''. 28. — 40. Nearly adult male. Muller and Mack- 

 lot, August 1828, bay Lobo. Colored like N". 22. — 41. 

 Nearly adult male. Presented by Mr. v. Musschenbroek , 

 1874. Colored like N^. 4. — 42. Male. Presented by Mr. v. 

 Musschenbroek , 1873 , Doreh. The spots are of a very 

 light red tinge, giving the impression as if the animal is 

 entirely white colored. Perhaps an albino. — 43. Adult 

 female. Von Rosenberg, 1870, Andai. Midmost part of 

 back sooty black ; head , outer-side of hind-legs , hands and 

 feet brilliant red ; four spots on the fore part of the back 

 and the area round the pouch red-brown. Back for the 

 rest yellowish white like the tail and the outer-side of fore- 

 legs ; the underparts pure white. 



Jobi or Jappen : 44. Nearly adult male. Von Rosenberg , 

 April 1869. Colored like N». 29. 



Mefoor'. 45. Younger female. Von Rosenberg, January 

 1869. Colored like N". 27. 



Echiquier-\^\Q.nAs', 46. Young male. Museum Godefroy , 

 Hamburgh , 1869. Collected by Captain Alfred Tetens. Head , 

 ears , hands , feet and spots on tail and on outerside of 

 legs red ; spots on back and nape of neck brownish-red. 

 — 47. Adult female. Museum Godefroy, 1869. Collected 

 by Captain Alfred Tetens. Tail injured. Crown of head , 

 nape of neck , back and flanks sooty red ; face and legs 



JSotes from the Leyden Miuseum, "Vol. "VII. 



