METACHIRUS. 
4. Metachirus. 
ee i ca: 
4—4 Sth ioe a4 
Metachirus Burm., Thier. Bras., 1, 
nudicaudata E. Geoffroy. 
Size medium; pouch rudimentary or well developed; 
tral hind toes subequal, longer than fifth; fur 
with temporal crests well developed. 
three cen- 
without bristles. Skull 
Fic. 3. METACHIRUS FUSCOGRISEUS. 
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e. Type. 
KEY TOCHE SPECIES: 
A. Under parts yellowish white. 
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a, Upper parts srayish brown..........2. 2 M. nudicaudatus 12 
b. Upper parts blackish, washed with gray..M. fuscogriseus 12 
c. Upper parts much paler, orbital ring larger. .M. f. pallidus 
