neio Squirrels of the Genus Tainiops. 307 



colouied upper surface, hriglit hufTy from eliiu to anus, the 

 colour as briglit as in T. barbei, tliouu^li rather less oclira- 

 ceous. Upper surface of feet grizzled buffy. Tail slender, 

 its liairs about 10 nun. in length, their tips white, not bufFy. 



Diniensiotis of the typo (measured on skin) : — 



Head and body 114 mm, ; tail 103 ; hind foot 2G. 



Skull : greatest length 33 ; condylo-incisive length 29 ; 

 zygomatic breadth 19'4 ; nasals 8"8 ; interorbital breadth 

 11'6; palatilar length 13*6; upper tooth-series exclusive of' 

 p^ 5*1 ; molars only 3"7. 



Hah. Southern Yunnan. 



Type. Old male. B.M. no. 12. 7. 25. 31. Original num- 

 ber 22. Collected 31st January, 1910, by H. Orii. Pur- 

 chased of K. Kobayashi. Two specimens. 



This very distinct littlo squirrel is characterized by its 

 unusually inconspicuous striping above and by the strong 

 yellowish bufFy of its lower surface — in fact, it is above ono 

 of the dullest and below one of the brightest of the genus. 

 It does not appear to be nearly related to any described 

 species. 



Tainiops lylei, sp. n. 



Near T. harhei ; greyer on sides, more buffy on nape. 



(Size about as in barhei. General appearance of light 

 lines rather uniform, the inner and outer subequal in intensity. 

 Subocular and external light lateral lines continuous over 

 shoulder, .is in harbei, differing in this respect from T. ro- 

 (lolphei, in which the lines are interrupted. Median tlark 

 line, as in rodolphei, with a narrow thread of jnde brownish 

 along its centre, so thatj as a dark line, it is not truly and 

 literally " median " ; the present species and rodolphei are 

 the only members of the genus in which this character is 

 iound. Crown and ioie-back "lawny-olive" or dark "clay- 

 colour," a ready distinction from barbei and leucotis ; behind 

 this colour daiken.s into the outer dark lines of back, but is 

 not known to occur tiuly bhick. Inner light lines strong 

 buffy, outer whili.sh buHy. Outside them an incoii8|)icuons 

 diirk edging. Sides and hips |iale olive-grey (" liyht greyish 

 olive ") which is eontinueil down to the ankle. Under sur- 

 face ochraceous buffy, riehest on the chest, more grey-mixed 

 on the belly. Pioectote of ear black, with a well-developed 

 white tult at tip, the hairs ol the l.ittur w liite nearly or (piite 

 to their bases. Hands and tiet grizzled bully. Tail slender, 

 the tips of the haiis whid . 



Skull as usual. 



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