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dark, black and white colouring, almost without any trace of the 

 red brown tinge so characteristic of philippensis. 



(5) Petaurista Cinderella, sp. n. 



A Petaurista rather smaller than philippensis, approaching most 

 nearly to the colouring of lanka, but much paler. 



Fur of back 35-40 mm. long. General colour above ' mouse 

 grey ' washed with white, below white. Individual hairs of back 

 smoke grey, darkening distally, with a sub-terminal white ring 

 (5-6 mm.). Face and cheeks like back, but pattern finer. Front 

 portion of parachute immediately behind forearm tinged buffy. 

 Parachute below grejdsh white (hairs with grey bases). Hands and 

 feet brownish black. Tail mouse grey darkening towards tips. 



Dimensions of the type. — Head and body, 463 ; tail, 563 ; 

 Hindfoot, 77; ear, 38. 



Habitat. — Two specimens collected hj myself in the Dangs, 

 Surat District, Bombay Presidency. 



Type. — Adult male. B. M. No. 96, 11, 7, 5. Original num- 

 ber 15. 



Remarks.- — This is the most sombre coloured form in this 

 group ; except the faint yellowish tinge behind the forearm there 

 is nothing to relieve the general grey colouring. Judging from 

 TickelPs description true oral is even smaller and at the same time 

 more brightly coloured. 



(6) Petaurista inomatus. Is. Geoff. 



1844. Ptefomys inomatus, Is. Geoff. Jacquemont Voy., IV. 



Description. — Fur on back 45-50 mm. long. General colour 

 above bay, washed or coarsely grizzled with buff, below salmon 

 buff, rather darker towards sides of parachute. Individual hairs of 

 back basally slate grey (25 mm.), then woodbrown darkening to 

 burnt umber (15 mm.), remainder buff with black tips. Cheeks 

 grey strongly tinged with rufous. Shoulders rufous, parachutes 

 rather darker. Tail dull ochraceous buff with a black tip. 



Size. — Head and body, 356; tail, 356; hindfoot, 66; ear, 40. 

 Skull, greatest length, 65 ; basilar length, 55 ; greatest breadth, 

 46 ; molars, 15*5. 



