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animal described by M. Isidore Geoffroy in Bélanger’s ‘ Voyage aux 
Tndes-Orientales*,’ which latter was discovered by M. Bélanger at 
Pegu in the southern part of Birmah. I propose to name the new 
species after its discoverer, whose researches in Indian zoology merit 
high praise. 
Tupata Evxiort. 
The Tupaia of the Eastern Ghats is about equal in size to the 7’. Tana, 
but differs in the comparatively pale colouring of its fur, in having the 
tail less bushy, and in the smaller size of its teeth. Its head is shorter 
than is the head of the animal last mentioned, and consequently con- 
siderably shorter than that of the 7. ferruginea, or of the Tupaia of 
Pegu, the head of which is said to be 2! 2!" in length, in which re- 
spect it agrees very closely with the 7. ferruginea. The fur is rather 
less soft than in 7’. Tana, and its general hue on the upper parts of © 
the body is palish rufous brown, very indistinctly freckled with dusky. 
On the hinder parts of the back the darker penciling is almost en- 
tirely wanting, and hence the tint is more uniform; whilst over the 
shoulders, and especially on the crown of the head, the black or dusky 
penciling is very evident. The sides and under parts of the body 
are of a rich yellow tint : on the abdomen the hairs are of an uniform 
colour—almost of a golden yellow; but on the sides of the body is a 
moderately distinct penciling of dusky. The chin, throat and chest 
are of a paler hue than the abdomen, and in parts they are nearly 
white. The orbits are of the same pale tint, and there is a shoulder- 
mark (as in other species of the genus) which is nearly white. The 
feet are clothed above with yellow hairs, and are entirely naked be- 
neath, where they appear to have been flesh-coloured in the living 
animal. The tail is depressed. The hairs on this organ are of a | 
rich rufous brown tint ; but each hair has a narrow dusky ring, if we 
except those which cover the mesial part of the under surface, which 
are shorter than the rest, and which are of an uniform ochre-yellow. 
The specimen from which this description is drawn up is a male, and 
evidently adult, having all the true molars well-developed, as well as 
the hindermost of the false molars, which is the last tooth to show 
itself in these animals. Its dimensions are as follows :— 
in. lin 
From tip of nose to root of tail, about .......... 1-9 
Length of tail, including the hair, about ........ 9 0 
, not including the hair .......... 7 6 
Pecrre ries Gompere eo ra'. os eee TEI Zs ae ee Lor 
PLGIENG OF CRM aes a, oid. id's ae Siy eis so he 0 4 
Wnt at eta a. 222 ie sas 8 Se Subge ciate 0 9 
Length of fore-foot and nails ..............4. 0 11 
of nail of middle toe of ditto .......... 0 2 
of hind-foot and nails ................ | 
of nail of middle toe of ditto .......... 0 2 
With regard to the remaining two specimens sent by Mr. Elliot, 
one is a young animal, being about half-grown, and the other is an 
* P. 105, pl. 4. 
+ In T. ferruginea the length from nose to ear is full two inches. 
