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blackish on the back ; the edge of upper lip, lower 

 part of cheeks, the chin, throat, and the whole of 

 the under parts of the body, as well as the inner side 

 of the limbs, white, faintly tinted with yellow ; the 

 muzzle and vertex of head blackish ; on the forehead 

 are two large whitish spots, situated above, and 

 rather behind the Hne of the eyes; the eyes are 

 encircled with black ; beneath the eye is a distinct 

 whitish, or yellowish spot ; the feet are dusky ; the 

 ears are whitish, with the apical portion clouded 

 with black ; a considerable portion of the tail at the 

 base, is furnished with fur of the same colour and 

 character as that of the body, beyond this the tail is 

 covered with scales and short interspersed hairs, 

 which on the basal half are black, and on the apical 

 white ; the hairs on the mesial line of the throat, 

 chest, and belly, are of an uniform colour throughout, 

 on the other parts of the body they are of an ash 

 colour at the base ; those on the back and sides of 

 the body are greyish white near the apex, and greyish 

 black at the apex, on the middle of the back they 

 are black at the apex, and there is a greater propor- 

 tion of the darker tint on each hair. The hairs of 

 the moustaches are very long and of a black colour. 



Length from nose to root of tail 14 inches ; of tail 

 13| inches, of which the portion covered by fur is 

 about 2| inches ; length from nose to ear, 2 inches 

 8 lines ; ear, 1 inch ; tarsus, (claws included) 1 inch 

 6| lines. 



Observations. — The above description is taken 

 from a male specimen ; M. Temminck says the 

 females are of a blackish fawn colour, with a slight 



