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the tips themselves are lighter. The limbs externally are fawn- 

 coloured like the back. The thighs are whitish within, and the fronts 

 of the hind legs are whitish. The tail is dark above, lighter below, 

 and white at the end ; the long hairs on its dorsum are largely 

 black, those below are bright fawn-coloured towards their tips. 



If this form is not the C. famelicus of Riippell, it will require 

 distinguishing by a distinct, new appellation. Its eastern origin 

 cannot but suggest doubts as to its identity with the Riippellian 

 species. 



Habitat. Eastern Africa and South-western Asia. 



Centimeters. 



Length from end of snout to root of tail 49'0 



of tail 26-0 



from heel to end of longest digit lO'O (?) 



of ear 8*5 



Cranial and Dental Characters. 



The skull measured was extracted from the skin figured on 

 Plate XXXV. The auditory bullse were of moderate size. 



Centimeters. 



Basion to ovalion ............. 2*3 



sphenoideum ........... 3'1 



Sphenoideum to gnathion .......... 6' 8 



Length of palate ............. 5*1 



Breadth ............. 2'9 



Length of nasals ............. 3*15 



Breadth of ............. 0'95 



brain-case ............ 4*1 



zygomata ............ 6'0 



Length of PI! .............. 0'3 



j? .............. 0-65 



^- 3 .............. 0-7 



.............. 



M.1 .............. 0-8 



MJ? .............. 0-4 



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