892." PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. “67 
This species appears to resemble S. annulatus and S. punctatus, as 
4 described in Dr. Jentinck’s monograph of the African squirrels,* but I 
am unable to associate it with either. 
34932. Male. Mount Kilima-Njaro, June 12, 1888. 6,000 feet. (Type.) 
19006. Female. Kahé, south of Mount Kilima-Njaro, September 6, 1888. (Type.) 
Sciurus poensis A. Smith. 
There are five specimens of a small squirrel in the collection which 
appear to represent this species. The greenish color of the back is not 
strongly marked, however, and all the under surfaces are clear fawn 
color, the hairs here being uniform from base to extremity. The feet 
are ocher-yellow. One specimen (No. 19008) is much clearer gray than 
the others, the ocher-yellow rings of the hairs being replaced by dull 
white. The long hairs at the extremity of the tail in this specimen are 
for the most part white, not black and ocher, as in the others. A 
young specimen (No, 19009) is intermediate in color between this gray 
individual and the normal adults. 
The dimensions of four dry skins of adults are as follows: 
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Measurements. 19008. ? | 19719. 9 | 19772. ¢ 19007. 
Meneiiothead and bOGY- = +: cece <2 cece oveecew sec cr dene | 165 167 169 141 
em nioiatatwith: hairs <J-s2 2-225. 5s sasceeGedeces cece sae | 182 191 185 187 
The skulls are of the following dimensions: 
34733 | 34732 35244 35252 | 35234 
Measurements. 190089} 19007 | 197199] 19772<7| 19009 jr. 
mm. mm. mm. mm. mm. 
Betrrtietia Onion lte ay eis temic ahs cin se ce miepeceinsiie eee mulls sls 39. 0 39.3 40.7 39.9 Bie 
ibasilarlength (Hensel) .......2...2..2.......-.. Sesase soc 30. 2 Palliser eee 30. 6 28. 8 
| EGUINDING (DUG Nos Se Se eae Oe oe See oclenerecee ccd [AEE aise v 22.8 22.0 Pete Mal eee eee 
Per UMOH MAS ALS |. se see = Saesnaic ec s\sletciae ela) s s5)ej2 sinless esa = 11.2 11.0 11.6 11.4 10.2 
miexdth of nasalsidistally. 2-2. - 20... cc ccet eee see ee 5.2 5.5 5. 0 5.0 5.2 
Length from post. margin of alveolus of incisor to end 15. 6 LAN Gi ns sect os 15.6 aia 
of palate. 
Menci hot uppermolar Series) :-Sb)5.2tliee se. o ee eee ae 1.2 TOON ateeptaes ae (he 7.0 
mensth of lower'molarseries....2...-.-.5...-.ce00-sse8se. 7.2 Te Olin aacce sa 7.2 7.0 
Depth of mandible at coronoid process........-.-..------ 13.6 13.8 14.8 14.4 13.2 
Female. Taveta. 
Taveta. March, 1888. 
Young. Taveta. 
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42772, Male. Taveta. 
Xerus rutilus Cretzschmar. 
The collection contains a single female specimen of this species, 
from Taveta. 
A2otl, Female. Taveta. 
* Notes from the Leyden Museum, rv, 1882, pp. 21 and 23, 
