ae PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM, 453 
Dimensions of the skulls. 
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Measurements.} a a a 
mm. mm 
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oP RTOUHD 5-188 GEE SE clr eS Sea REE BRD ae FO = Go 56:2 ose 
Beet eSLO MU Nererre sialola «ctor alae ce se sara mate sea naan Seen Hameo eee emcee cee pauermm one 60. 8 48.0 
1? piEthip-] WET acto oe eae eas PA EEO AS 92S od Sp conan Sie See ae eS 84.4 | 26.8 
RR RRET NeLONCROSS 10 Gers ay-n5 cee See Ma eign = as aim Oetarcla oe eae aoe teios soot aoe se benee eee 37.8 | 26. 2 
$3354. Male, adult. Mount Kilima-Njaro; November 8, 1889; 4,000 feet. 
yaoe. Female, young. Mount Kilima-Njaro; October, 1889; 5,000 feet. 
Crossarchus mungo (Gmelin). 
Dr. Abbott obtained a very large specimen of this striped mongoose. 
It is larger than any specimen thus far recorded, so far as I am aware. 
The head and body measure 18.5 inches (470 millimeters) along the 
curves, and the tail, with the hairs, 11.1 inches (282 millimeters.) These 
measurements are in the same proportion as those of the smaller speci- 
mens recorded by Mr. Thomas,* and probably, therefore, the greater 
size of the individual under consideration does not indicate specific 
distinctness. It is true that the relative size of superior premolar 4 
and of molar 2 is not the same as in the specimens cited by Mr. 
Thomas, but the great range of variation in other species of Cross- 
archus in this particular, as shown by Mr. Thomas’s measurements, t 
renders the character unreliable. 
The teeth are very considerably worn in our specimen, which would 
appear to be past maturity. The coloration agrees with Mr. Thomas’s 
description, except that the under surfaces of the body are tinged with 
yellow. 
The dimensions of the skull is as follows: 
mm. 
0 EN Lee ee eee eee es eae Ae, ce Sees a ee eee Se Marae E 74.5 
Re hone Sais evn 9S Ue eee Ao wate anloten ne kehe Ss A 40.0 
(PBs ELGG AS be ae eS yi a! me a a a a Eg 41.0 
bbe STRETCH Sa ali RTS A Pe ee SR RR Es le 23. 0 
eer tarovesionsabiniee so: o.. 5 PLE St. eis a a te et ee 24.5 
ERG 0 ee ee, a 2). oe es one ee ead 27.5 
sens 5 Se oe ee ge ee AE Sea ae aN Let 
NMR MIASE NE oc i ood oa sin oa PR ER Cen Dl are Sei cae ae 5. $ 
gies, Female, adult. Taveta. 
*Proc. Zobl. Soc., London, 1882, p. 90. 
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{These measurements are defined on p. 451, footnote to table. 
