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7. PROPITHECUS EDWARDsI, Grand. 
The two males received from the S.E. coast of Madagascar are 
brownish black, with the loins yellowish brown, darkish on the 
middle of the back and belly. 
8. PRopiTHECUS CoROoNATUS, Grand. 
Interior of Madagascar. 
Male, female, and young in a former collection. The young one 
was about half-grown, with the black of the head extending down 
the neck, and intermixed with brown and yellowish white on the 
shoulders and fore limbs; loins, hind limbs, and tail yellowish 
white. 
9. PROPITHECUS DECKENI, Peters. 
Interior of Madagascar. 
Two males in a former collection :—one all yellowish white with a 
blackish spot on the back of the neck; the second was entirely 
white without the spot. 
10. InpRIs BREVICAUDATUS, Geoffr. 
East of Tamatave. 
In a former collection I received a specimen of this species, which 
was black with the loins white. 
11. CuiRoMys MADAGASCARIENSIS, Geoffr. 
Interior of Madagascar. 
A male received in a former collection. 
12. Preropus vuLearis, Geoffr. 
Tamatave. 
13. Preropus Epwarpsil, Geoffr. 
Males, females, and young are in the present collection, from the 
S.E. coast of Madagascar. 
14. TapHozous MAURITIANUS, Geoffr. 
S.E. coast of Madagascar. 
A single skin of this rare Bat is in the present collection, called 
“Manave.” Mr. G. E. Dobson has kindly determined the species 
for me. 
15. CryproprRocta FEROX, Bennett. 
S.E. coast of Madagascar. 
A fine female is in the present collection, 
16. VivERRICULA SCHLEGELI, Pollen. 
S.E. coast of Madagascar. 
Several fine specimens of males, females, and young are in the 
present collection. 
In my specimens of this species the whole of the palm-pad proper 
and also the pads of the toes are entirely naked. 
The skins now before me vary much in colour, some being of a 
