XERUS. 31 



Genus XERUS. 



Xerus, Hempr. and Ehr., Symb. Phys. (1832). 



Xerus rutilus. 



Sciurus'rutilus, Creizschmar Rilppell's Atlas, p. 59, pi. xxiv, (1826) ; Blan- 



ford Abyssinia, p. 278; Jentink Notes Leyd. Miis., iv, p, 41, 

 Sciurus brachyotus, Hempr. and Ehr. Symb. Phys., pi. ix (1832). 

 Sciurus simplex, Lesson Hist. Nat. Mamm., v, p. 402 (1836). 

 Xerus rutilus, Gray List. Mamm. B. M., p. 144 (1843). 

 Xerus dabagala Heuglin Peters. Mitth., p. 17 (1S61). 

 Xerus flavus, A. Milne Edwards Rev. Mag. Zool., p. 229 (1867). 

 Xerus fuscus Huet Arch. Mus. Paris (2)1 iii, p. 139, pi. vi, fig., i (1880). 



Distribution, — Abyssinia and Somali land across to Gaboon .? 



a. Skin Lower Sooroo, Abyssinia, 1,500 ft., 12-1-68 W. T. Blanford. 



b. Skin „ „ „ 1-6-68 W. T. Blanford. 



c. Skin. Annesley Bay, Massowah 4-1-68 W. T. Blanford. 



Xerus erythropus, 



Sciurus erythropus, Et. Geoff. St. Hit. Cut. Mamm. Mus. Hist. Nat., p. 178 



(1803)* ; Jentink Notes Leyd. Mus., iv, p. 43. 

 Sciurus albovittatus, Desmarest N. Diet. Hist. Nat., x, p. no (1817). 

 Sciurus leuco-umbrinus, Riippell N. Wirbelth.,p. 38 (1835); Blanford 



Abyssinia, p. 270. 

 Sciurus pyrrhopus apiid Wagner Schreb, S'diigeth Suppl., iii, p. 215 (1843), 

 Xerus congicus, apud Teniminck Esguis. Zool., i, p. 125 (1853). 

 Xerus setosus. Gray Ann. Mag. N. H. (3), xx, p, 333 (1867) [pt.]. 



Distribution. — Africa from Senegal to Abyssinia and from Egypt 

 to Zanzibar. 



«i. Skin $ Adigrat-Tigre, Abyssinia 8,000 ft., 3-4-68. W. T. Blanford. 



6. Skin $ Adigrat-Tigre, „ 8,000 ft., 31-3-68. W. T. Blanford. 



c. Skin Senafe-Tigre „ 7,500 ft., 25-2-68. W. T. Blanford. 



d. Skin $ Adigrat-Tigre „ 8,000 ft., 5-5-68. W T. Blanford. 



e. Skin $ Bedjuk, Anseba valley „ 4,200 ft., 16-7-68. W. T. Blanford. 

 /. Skin ^ Bedjuk, Anseba valley ,, 4,200 ft., 15-7 68. W. T. Blanford. 

 g. Skin $ Senafe-Tigre „ 7,500 ft., 27-3-68. W. T. Blanford. 

 h. Skin $ Adigrat-Tigre „ 8,000 ft , 21-4-68. W. T. Blanford. 

 j. Skin Adigrat „ 8,000 ft., 5-4-68. W. T. Blanford. 

 k. Skin $ Adigrat-Tigre „ 8,000 ft., 4-5-68. W. T. Blanford. 

 /. Skin $ Senafe „ 7,500 ft., 25-2-68. W. T. Blanford. 



tn. Skin Abyssinia W. T. Blanford. 



n. Skin „ W. T. Blanford. 



0. Skeleton „ W. T. Blanford. 



Xerus capensis. 



Sciurus capensis, Kerr Linn. Anim. Kingd., p. 266 (1792)* ; Jentink 



Notes Leyd. Mus., iv, p. 48. 

 Sciurus v\3.md,(\nQr\s\s, Lichtenstein Cat, Reruni Nat. Rariss,p.2 (1793)*. 



