2fammah' from Angola. 171 



tip and also on the whole under surt'ace of the body, while in 

 H. ochraceus, as shown by the type, the annulation of the 

 hairs ceases on the distal half of the tail and is entirely absent 

 on the belly. The claws, too, are as in ochraceus and iu 

 strong contrast to the much longer, stouter claws of punctu- 

 latus. In Bocagei the hairs on the cheeks are ringed black 

 and white, the tips being white ; on the crown and nape the 

 white gives place to brown, while on the back the hairs, 

 which are 10-15 ram. long, have the basal third or half pale, 

 then a ring, 3 mm. broad, black, a similar ring pale brown, 

 and, finally, the tip black ; on some of the longer hairs there 

 is a second black ring with its accompanying brown ring. 

 This annulation of the hairs is continued on the proximal 

 third of the upper surface of the tail ; the remainder of the 

 upper surface and the whole under surface of the tail, ex- 

 cepting the black tip, is chestnut-brown. The under surface 

 of the body is a reddish buff, the " roux-orang^ uniforrae" of 

 Bocage's description ; in ochraceus it is straw-colour or dirty 

 white. 



The skull of Bocagei in size approximates to that of 

 ochraceus, but in shape it distinctly resembles that of punctu- 

 latus ; it is narrow and long-snouted, instead of broad and 

 snub-nosed as in ochraceus, and, moreover, is more delicately 

 built than in the latter species in all details. The posterior 

 portion from the parietal suture is unfortunately missing in 

 the type, but we record the following measurements : — 



punctulatus. ochraceus. Bocagei. 



Length from parietal suture to mm. mm. mm. 



end of nasals 38 33 34 



Width at the fronto-maxillary 



suture ■. 12 12 10 



Width at the constriction be- 

 hind the postorbital process. 11 14 12 



Length of palate from hen- 



selion 33 27 29 



Type. ?. B.M. no. 5. 5. 9. 13. Original number 17. 

 Taken September 3rd, 1901. 



10. Helogale sp. 

 Young ? . Quillenges. 



11. Cams sp. (probably C. adusius, Sund.). 

 Quite young, 



12* 



