the Sciurus MacCIellaiidi Qroap. :,;{ 



general tone being of a dull reddish brown. Tlie stripes are 

 all very short and indistinct, and h irdly distinguishable 

 towards the root of the tail. The subocular stripe is very 

 dusky and indistinct. The underparts are of a dark yellowish 

 grey. 



Aleasurements (from skin) : — 



Head and body 130 niilliin. ; tail 00. 



lUih. I'orniosa. 



/>/.« H.M. 62. 12. U.. 18. N. Formosa, April 1S62. 

 Collected and presented by Mr. Robert Swinhoe. 



There are also specimens of this race from Hainan. 



Sci'urus MacClellandi Barbei, Blyth. 



Sciuntii Barbei, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xvi. p. 87o ; Tlios. P. Z. S. 1886, 

 p. 71. 



Specimens from Tcnasserim and Upper Burmah are con- 

 spicuously different from all the other forms ; they most 

 nearly approach Sc. MacClellandi mdnipurensis, from Mani- 

 pur, the ground-colour of these two forms being similar and 

 much lighter than in all the other races. Sc. MacClellandi 

 liarhei may be, however, at once distinguished by the very 

 broad and conspicuous outer light stripes, which are con- 

 tinuous with the suborbital light stripe, and are clear and 

 distinct to the root of the tail. The tliree dark stripes on the 

 back are black, broad, and well marked ; the subdorsal light 

 stripes are also bright and distinct. The underparts are 

 bright ferruginous. 



Hah. Upper Burmah. 



Ill some specimens the yellow of the outer light stripes is 

 re|»laced by a delicate salmon-pink. 



Sciurus MacClellandi leucotis (Temm.). 

 Tamias Uucotis, Temm. Zool. sur la Cote de Guen^e, 1853, p. 252. 



Closely allied to the preceding form, from which it ditfers 

 in having all the stripes considerably narrower an 1 with a 

 tendency to disappear before reaching the tail. The hair on 

 the tips of the ears is long and white to its base, whereas in 

 Sc. MacClellandi Barbei its basal half is black. 



[fab. Malacca Peninsula. 



The three specimens which I have referred to this sub- 

 species all came from Perak, and although Temminck's 

 description does not quite agree with the specimens before me, 

 theie can be little doubt that it is the squirrel to which lip. 

 alludes. The most noticeable point about this form is the 

 white cars, agreeing therefore with Temminck's specimens. 



