^914'] ALLEN — GUADELOUPE ISLAND AGOUTI 71 



Remarks. — In respect to its color, the Guadeloupe Island agouti 

 is the most strikingly distinct of all those I have examined from the 

 West Indies. The black of the head and shoulders, and of the long 

 hairs of the back and rump, is in strong contrast to the mixed 

 blackish brown and ochraceous or reddish of the agoutis on neigh- 

 boring islands. The cranial characters also seem distinctive. I 

 have named the species in honor of Mr. G. K. Noble who, undis- 

 couraged by most adverse circumstances, persisted in his quest 

 for this animal until success crowned his efforts. At the present 

 time, he says, it is confined to a limited area of uncleared country, 

 and it is hardh^ to be obtained except by waiting at the runways 

 for a chance individual to appear. 



