^4 new Squirrel from Burmah. 491 



LXIIJ.— -^ new Squirrel from Burmah. 

 By R. C. Wkoughton. 



The Natural-History Museum has recently received from 

 Capt. A. W. Kemmisj Burma Military Police, a specimen o£ 

 a squirrel so distinct in coloration from any other known 

 form that I think it deserves to be described and named. 



Sciurus Tcemmisi, sp. n. 



A squirrel about the size of S. haringtoni, Thos., or 

 S. hlanfordi^ Blyth, remarkable on account of the bright 

 colouring of its face. 



Size as in *S'. hlanfordi. Fur close, of medium length ; on 

 the back, underfur 14-18 mm., longer hairs 25 mm. General 

 colour above " olive," finely grizzled with buffy ; individual 

 hairs of underfur " blackish slate ^' at their bases for one-third 

 their length, then black with a narrow subterminal whitish 

 ring; longer hairs black, WMth three pale buff rings 3-4 mm. 

 wide dividing whole length into four black sections, each 

 4-5 mm. ; below bright " orange-rufous." Face^ as far as 

 back of eyes, throat, feet, and hands " orange-rufous,"' like 

 the belly. Tail finely banded black and buffy for most of its 

 length, individual hairs 40-45 mm. long, pale buff, with six 

 evenly placed black rings, each 4-5 mm. wide; colouring of 

 back above and belly below extending for only a ver_y short 

 distance (35 mm.) along the tail. Tip of tail coloured 

 entirely bright " bay." 



Dimensions (from a dried skin) : — 



Head and body (c.) 250 mm. ; tail (c.) 235; hind foot 46; 

 ear 18. 



Hah. Katha, Upper Irrawadi. 



Type. Adult female. B.M. no. 8. 8. 17. 3. 



This very distinct and handsome species, which I have 

 much pleasure in naming after its collector, is probably most 

 nearly related to S. hlanfordi and S. harivgtoni. In both 

 these species the belly-colour is found extending on to the 

 feet and hands, but neither of them shows any trace of its 

 extension to the face, which is such a marked feature in the 

 present species. This character and the bay tail-tip serve to 

 distinguish S. kemmisi at a glance from any other species. 



