94 Mr. G. Dollman on 



head greyish buff mixed with red (between otter-brown no. 3 

 and mineral brown no. 1, 'Repertoire'), greyer on the neck and 

 back between shoulders. Sides of neck behind ears greyish 

 white. Upper surface of fore limbs greyish red. Upper 

 surface of hind limbs very similar in colour to back, paler 

 and rather yellower. Backs of hands and feet yellowish 

 white. Underside of body buffy white ; hairs on chest and 

 down middle of belly grey at base. Sides of belly pure 

 buffy white, strongly contrasting with the reddish-brown 

 flanks. As in G. elegant ulus, the light-coloured fur of the 

 belly extends upwards for a short distance towards the dorsal 

 surface in the region of the axillae and on the flanks just 

 anterior to the insertion of the hind limbs. Throat reddish, 

 the hairs with grey bases and red tips. Under surface of 

 fore limbs pure buffy white ; under surface of hind limbs very 

 similar in colour, but the hairs are greyish at their bases. 

 Upper side of tail brownish buff, washed over with grey, 

 rather greyer towards the tip. Individual hairs of tail 

 greyish buff at base, apical half brownish (warm sepia no. 2, 

 ' Repertoire'), tip light greyish buff. 



Skull rather broad and strongly built; muzzle well deve- 

 loped, zygoma very broad, measuring nearly 6'5 mm. across 

 jugal region. 



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



Head and body 166 mm. ; tail 274; hind foot 64; ear 31. 



Skull : greatest length 49*4 ; zygomatic breadth 35*7 ; 

 basal length 37'5 ; condylo-basal length 43 ; nasals, greatest 

 length 13 - 4 ; greatest breadth 4 ; palatal length 18*5 ; length 

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

 last molar 14. 



Hub. Nkami, Southern Nigeria. Altitude 600 feet. 



Type. Adult male. Original number 23. Collected by 

 Mr. T. A. Talbot on October 22nd, 1909. 



On account of the great differences in colour, especially of 

 the underparts, this Nigerian form must be considered quite 

 distinct from G. elegantulus, and deserving of specific rank. 

 G. elegantulus jiallidus, Gray, is readily distinguished from 

 this new species by its dull greyish under surface, greyer 

 back, and much larger size. 



Galago elegantulus tonsor, sub-p. n. 



Allied to G. elegantulus, Lee, but much paler in colour. 



Size and general proportions similar to G. elegantulus. 

 Hair soft and very thick, especially on the under surface. 

 General colour of back pale orange (cinnamon no. 2, ' Reper- 

 toire de Couleurs ') . Median dorsal line indistinct, rather 



