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but it is there not conspicuous ; over the haunches 

 and towards the root of the tail, however, a deep 

 rusty hue prevails ; the legs are almost entirely rust 

 coloured ; the base of the tarsus is somewhat paler 

 than other parts, and the anterior half is brownish, 

 the fore-feet are dark brown above ; the under parts 

 of the body are rusty white ; the lower part of the 

 abdomen and under side of the tail at the base is of 

 a pale rust colour ; the lips and chin are whitish ; 

 and a palish, and not well defined mark, runs from 

 the angle of the mouth backwards, and terminates 

 beneath the eye; above the eye is an indistinct whitish 

 spot ; the muzzle is slightly dusky ; the occiput is 

 blackish, and a broad blackish mark runs backwards 

 from the occiput on to the back, where it becomes 

 blended with the ordinary colouring. Scarcely any 

 hair can be perceived on the inner side of the ear, and 

 externally where it is dark, it is but scantily clothed 

 excepting at the base. Fur of the same character 

 as that on the rump covers about three inches of the 

 tail at the base ; beyond this, the hairs are short, 

 harsh, and adpressed, and the general tint is grey 

 the hairs being partly blackish and partly grey- white; 

 on the under side of the tail the hairs are dirty white; 

 on the apical portion of the tail the hairs are not 

 sufficiently abundant to hide the rings of scales with 

 which it is covered. Fur on the under parts of the 

 body grey at the base ; on the chest deep grey at 

 the base ; on the back the fur is grey at the base, 

 then shaded into pale rust colour, annotated with 

 white near the apex, and black at the apex ; the 



