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G. braccatus, Elliot, or G. b. albipes. Ears rather small in 

 proportion to size of body. Hair soft and of medium length. 

 General colour of back pale greyish brown (smoke-grey no. 1, 

 ' Repertoire de Couleurs ') , rather darker down the middle 

 and paler on the flanks. Individual hairs of back slate-grey, 

 with greyish-white tips. Upper surface of fore limbs pale 

 grey, washed over with creamy buff. Upper surface of hind 

 limbs very similar in colour to those of G. b. albipes, but 

 rather more buffy, and paler in the grey parts. Backs of 

 hands and feet yellowish (Naples yellow no. 2, ' Repertoire '). 

 Underside of body and fore limbs white, washed over with 

 cream-colour; under surface of hind limbs greyish white, 

 tinted with yellow, but not so rich in colour as in G. brac- 

 catus. Tail above similar in colour to back, apical half 

 rather browner ; under surface paler and greyer. 



Skull large and strongly built. Nasals very broad ante- 

 riorly, narrowing towards the middle, and spreading out 

 again posteriorly. 



Dimensions of the type (measured in the flesh) : — 



Head and body 200 mm. ; tail 275 ; hind foot 72 ; ear 38. 



Skull: greatest length 48; zygomatic breadth 34'5 ; basi- 

 lar length 33'5 ; nasals, greatest length 14, greatest width 49, 

 least width 2'4 ; palatilar length 14*7 ; length of upper 

 tooth-row from front of first premolar to back of last 

 molar 13*3. 



Hob. Fafan, 35 miles east of Harrar, Somaliland. 



Type. Old male. B.M. no. 4. 5. 9. 1. Original number 

 128. Collected by Major H. N. Dunn on November 18th, 

 li03, and presented by him to the British Museum. 



This species is easily distinguished from G. braccatus by its 

 larger size and much lighter grey-coloured upper surface. 



Galago talboti, sp. n. 



In general appearance somewhat similar to G. elegaatulus, 

 Lee, but differing in having a buffy-white under surface 

 instead of dark slaty grey. 



Size and general proportions as in G. elegantulus. Hair 

 soft and very thick. General colour of back pale brownish 

 red (dark fawn no. 2, ' Repertoire de Couleurs '), rather richer 

 on the flanks and rump. Median dorsal stripe well defined ; 

 brownish orange in colour (burnt umber no. 2, e Repertoire '). 

 Individual hairs of back dark slaty grey for basal half, be- 

 coming paler and yellower towards middle ; apical portion 

 buffy brown. Face and sides of head reddish buff (between 

 dead leaf no. 1 and cinnamon no. 1, ' Repertoire '). Top of 



