496 NASUA. 
thersites (Nasua), Thomas, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 7th Ser., vit, 
190u, p.. 275. (October) 
NELSON’s COATI. 
Type locality. Cozumel Island, Yucatan, Mexico. 
Genl. Char. Small; tail short. Skull: sagittal crest large in 
male, arched; inner cusp of first upper molar prominent; first lower 
molar small and narrow. 
Color. Head and shoulders golden fulvous; sides of neck and 
arms buffy white; throat buffy; ears and a posterior stripe whitish; 
chin and nose grayish; superciliary stripe gray; dusky band behind 
chin; rest of body above, with belly, legs, and tail seal brown. 
Measurements. Total length, 795-910; tail vertebre, 355-380; 
hind foot, 77-83; ear, 28. Skull: basal length, 95-109; occipito- 
nasal length, 95; interorbital breadth, 24; palatal length, 66-67; zygo- 
matic breadth, 61-64; length of molar series, on alveoli, 16.5. 
Fic. LXVIII. NASUA NASICA. COATI. 
