new Subspecies fl/Zn^lossiia. I.'U 



skull of luiknowii origin). Tlio lomnliiiiig two, viz., Z. hntijni 

 villosissimus, l)iil)ois, ntid Z. hniij/ii ni(jruucult'atus, llotliscli,, 

 arc ol' very doultttul orijj^in, espt'cially tlio latter, which wm 

 broii^^Iit to KiiL!;laiiil alive hy n sailor. 



I now proceed to de.scrihe two hitherto uiinatiicd forms: — 



Zaijlosaus bruijni gnJaris^ subsp. ii. 



? nd. ^\m'\\,\v \o Z. hrinjni goodfellowii, i)ut lar<;or ; lacks 

 all sjiines on the under wurtace, and ha.s much heavier claw-, 

 e.s|)ecinliy on the fore feet. Skull very concave in occipil;il 

 region ftbove foramen magnum. 



Ilah. Foothills on aouth side of Charles Louis Mts., S.W. 

 Dnteh New Guinea. 



Nine adult living examples and one young in 3|)irit 

 oxamined. 



Type, no. 573 Tring Museum. 



Zaglossxts bruijni palUdus, subsp. n. 



Differs from Z. bruijni villosissimus in having a whitish 

 In ad and pale yellowish-brown pelage. 



Hub. Inland from Geelvink Bay, Northern Dutch New 

 Guinea. 



Typo no. 597 (Bruijn Coll.) Tring Museum. 



I herewith append a key to the whole of the two species 

 and eight forms of the genus Zuglossus :— 



Key of Zaglossus. 



. \ Number of clnwa 3 or 4 '2. 



' I Number of claws 5 7. 



,, 1 llend whitish ; body darU 3. 



*" I lloftd durk like body 4. 



! Black-brown ; hair shorter, spines more 



exposed ^. hniijni /intijui. 

 Yellowish brown ; hair longer, spines 



mostly concealed /. bruijni pullidiu^. 



illair very long ai)d thick, sjiines con- 



cealad Z. bruijni villosissi/iiuii. 



Hair sparse, spines much exposed .... 6. 



r \ Spines and luiir blackish /. bruijni nit/roaculeatug. 



'*' ] Spines white or whitish 0. 



i Spines on underside ; smaller; claws sliii- 



derer '^. brui/'ni goodfelluwii. 

 No spines on underside ; very large ; 



claws large and heavy Z. bruijni gularis. 



„ I Skull longer, rostrum thicker Z. bartoni barioni. 



'' \ Skull shorter, rostrum more slender. ... Z. b<irtoni clunins. 



KOTHSCIIILI*.] 



