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matic arches weak. The bony palate extends more than half an 

 inch behind the last upper molars. 



Colour. Fulvous grey (whity-browii) to dusky grey, or occasion- 

 ally brown above, much paler below. Fur in pale specimens some- 

 times grey throughout ; in darker skins brown near the base, then 

 grey, tipped on the back with dark brown or black. Along the 



Fig. 31. Half cranium (A) and mandible (B) of Arctogale leucotis, nat. size. 

 a, anterior opening of alispbenoid canal ; o, foramen ovule ; c, carotid 

 canal (compare fig. 15, p. 51, ante). (Mivart, P. Z. S. 1882.) 



back run three longitudinal dark bands, either continuous or broken 

 into spots ; sometimes these bands are indistinct or wanting, but 

 generally they are well marked. The head above, including the 

 crown and ears, usually darker, often ashy or black ; a narrow 

 white line generally runs down the middle of the forehead and nose, 

 or paH of the distance. In Burmese specimens the tips of the ears 

 are often whitish. Whiskers dark brown. Sides of neck pale, like 

 the tower parts. Feet and terminal portion of tail brown or black. 

 Dimensions. Head and body of a large male 26-5 inches, tail 27. 

 Skull 4 inches in basal length, 2'3 in zygomatic breadth. 



