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tip black ; the nape whitish ; the general colour of 

 the upper parts is dull greyish-black, intermixed 

 with reddish. The long hairs are grey at the base, 

 then black, with a small portion of a yellowish tint, 

 the tip black. Some of the longer hairs are entirely 

 black. The fine hairs or under-fur are light-grey 

 at the base, pale reddish-brown at the end. The 

 tail is greyish- white. The lower parts are greyish- 

 white, as are the legs over the greater part of their 

 extent ; the toes brown ; the claws dusky. 



Inches. 

 Length to end of tail ....................................... 23 



- of head .............................................. 4| 



- tail .................... ........................... 3 



ears 

 from heel to end of claws.. 



In September the colours begin to assume a paler 

 tint, many of the dusky hairs having disappeared* 

 In October the change is farther advanced, and, to- 

 wards the end of that month, the muzzle, hind neck, 

 and feet, are white, of which there are spots and 

 patches dispersed here and there. In December 

 the fur seems entirely white, but has an intermixture 

 of long blackish hairs on the back ; the anterior ex- 

 ternal part of the ear is brownish, and its tip black. 

 The under-fur is light blueish-grey at the base, pale 

 yellowish or cream-colour towards the end. The 

 account of the change of colour given in the Edin- 

 burgh Philosophical Journal, Vol. II. p. 19 1> seems 

 to me incorrect, although very methodical and pre- 



