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matic arches weak. The bony palate extends more than half an 

 inch behind the last upper molars. 



Colour. Fulvous grey (wliity-brown) to dusky grey, or occasion- 

 ally brown above, much paler below. Fur in pale specimens some- 

 times grey throughout ; in darker skins brown near the base, then 

 grey, tipped on the back with dark brown or blade. Along the 



Fig. .'51. — Iliilf craniuiii (A) aiul inandihle (15) oC Airfot/a/e lei<(v/is, nat.. size. 

 a, anterior o])eiiing of alisplieuoid canal ; o, foramen ovale ; c, carotid 

 canal (compare fig. ir>, p. .'")1, atifr). (Mivart, P. Z. S. 1882.) 



back run three longitudinal dark bands, either continuous or broken 

 into s])ots ; sometimes these bands are indistinct or wanting, but 

 generally they are well marked. Thi^ hi»ad above, including the 

 cro\\ n and ears, usually darker, often ashy or black ; a narrow 

 white line generally runs down the middle of the forehead and nose, 

 or part of the distance. In IJurniese specimens the tips of the ears 

 are often whitish. Whiskers dark brown. !Sid(>s of neck pale, like 

 the lower parts. Feet and terminal portion of tail brown or black. 

 iJimensions. Head and body of a large male 26*5 inches, tail 27. 

 Skull 4 inches in basal l(«igth, 2-'A in zygomatic breadth. 



