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Carnivora— Continued 

 ursidae: 



Glacier bear (Euarctos emmonsii).. Silver tinged with golden. 



Polar bear (Thalarctos maritimus). Silver tinged with very pale blue. Like a star. 



Hybrid boar (Thalarctos maritimus X Ursus 



gyas) (3) Greenish silvery and blue-green. 



Kidder's bear (Ursus kidderi) Golden-silvery to deep gold. 



PlNNIFEDIA 



otaiuidae: 



California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) Very dull pale amber. 



phocidae: 



Pacific harbor seal (Phoca richardii) (2) Golden. 



Primates 

 callitrichidae: 



Black-tailed marmoset (Mico argenlata) None. 



cercohthkcidae: 



Javan macaque (Macaca mordax) None. 



i.emuridae: 



Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) (2) Dull pale amber. / One golden and one light gold. / 



Golden. 



Slow loris (Nycticebus coucang) (3). Brilliant amber. / Brilliant deep red amber. / Brilliant 



deep red gold. / Deep amber. / Amber. 

 Potto (Perodiclicus potto) Brilliant faint-greenish to very pale lemon. 



Rodentia 

 sciuridae: 



Sumatran tricolored squirrel (Callosciurus 



melanops) (2) Dull pale amber. 



Albino woodchuck or groundhog (Marmola 



monax) Orange. 



Javan giant squirrel (Ratufa bicolor) Red amber. 



Rock squirrel (Ratufa sp.) Dull deep orange. 



Lesser white squirrel (Sciurus finlaysoni) Dull pale amber. / Light golden. 



Hoffman's squirrel (Sciurus hoffmani sub. sp.) 



(2) Dull light brown. 



Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger, dark phase) Red amber. / Deep orange. 



heteromyidae: 



Merriam's silky pocket mouse (Perognathus 



merriami mcrriami) (2) Medium amber, medium bright 



jaculidae: 



Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus jaculus) (5) Pale amber. / Very pale amber. 



cricetidae: 



Woodrat (Neotoma micropus) Pale yellow amber. / Light dull amber. 



White-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) (2). Dull amber. / Dull amber. 



Cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) Dull deep amber. 



muridae: 



Gambia pouched rat (Cricctomys gombianus) 



(2) „ Dull orange. 



Bamboo rat (Notocleptes sumatrensis) Pale amber. / None. 



Grasshopper mouse (Onychomys leucogaster)... Dull amber. 

 dipodidae: 



Kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami).. Dull pale amber. 



Kangaroo mouse (Microdipodops pallidus) Dull pale amber. 



hystricidae: 



Malay porcupine (Acanthion brachyurum) (3) . Brilliant silvery orange (reflect in scant light). / Bright 



light silver. Reflect at wide angle from light source 

 and over wide angle. 

 African brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus 



ajricana) (2) Very bright silver to very pale yellow. 



East African porcupine (Hystrkt galeata) (2)... Medium amber. / Orange when first awakened; silvery. 

 Brush-tailed porcupine (Thecurus sumatrae) (2). Brilliant silvery. Shine in scant light. 



ERETHIZONTIDAE: 



Prehensile-tailed porcupine (Coendou prehen- 



silis) Light orange. Visible from very wide angle. / Golden 



to light yellow both close up and at a distance. 

 myocastoridae: 



Coypu rat (Myorastor coypu) (2) Dull silver tinged with gold. 



