446 Mr. J. L. Bonhote on 



of pale buff. The tail on its upperside is of the same 

 colour as the back, while on the underside the buff annula- 

 tions are larger and more prominent, causing that colour to 

 predominate. 



The only skull available is unfortunately not quite adult 

 and in a somewhat fragmentary condition, but is considerably 

 smaller and narrower than in Sc. viltatus. The rostrum is 

 very narrow, especially at its base, and in consequence of this 

 the nasals are rather broad anteriorly in proportion to their 

 width behind. The postovbital processes are short and the 

 zygomata are moderately straight and bulge out but slightly ; 

 this latter character is, however, doubtless due to immaturity. 

 Dimensions (from skin) : — Head and body 213 millim. 

 (approx.) ; tail 175; hind foot 38. 



Skull : greatest length 45 (approx.) ; length of palate 21 ; 

 zygomatic breadth 24; interorbital breadth 15; length of 

 nasals 13*2 ; breadth of nasals, ant. 8, post. 3*5. 

 JJab. Java. 



In writing the above description I have had before me one 

 of Dr. Horsfield's specimens on which his remarks under 

 S. pJantani in the Zool. Res. Java were based. 



The general light colour of this squirrel and the absence 

 of a black lateral stripe enable this species to be easily 

 distinguished. 



Sci'urus notatus albescens^ subsp. n. 



General colour above similar to Sc. notatus typicus^ except 

 that the buff annulations are rather more inclined to fulvous, 

 especially on the limbs and feet. There are also many long 

 pure white hairs scattered over the upper parts, but not in 

 sufficient quantity to have an}' effect on the general colour. 

 The cheeks and sides of the face resemble the foregoing 

 species, except that the colour is not quite so pure, being 

 interspersed with a few greyish hairs. The underparts and 

 inner sides of the limbs are pinkish buff, some of the hairs 

 being pure white and some having a distinctly rufous tinge. 

 The light lateral stripe is pale buff, and it is succeeded below 

 by a broad darkish area whose width varies from 5 millim. at 

 the jDOsterior end to 15 millim. in its anterior portion. This 

 area is composed of hairs of two kinds, viz. pure white and 

 white hairs with black tips so ai-ranged as to appear like a 

 black line washed over witii a thin film of white. The ears, 

 the light patch behind these, and the tail resemble those parts 

 in 6'c. notatusy except that the buff on the tail is rather more 

 rufous. 



