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the outside with fur of the same colour as that of the body : their 

 length and breadth are equal, namely, 1 inch. 



" The tail is moderately thick, being covered with fur of the same 

 character as that of the body." 



Sp. 1. Cercoleftes megalotus. Cercolept. Iceti rufus, strigd 

 suturatiore, per totam longitudinem capitis, dorsi medii, caudmque 

 supra excurrente ; lateribus pallidioribiis ; abdomine guldque rufis, 

 strigd castaned abdominali ; auricvlis longis, angustis, rotundatis 

 subpendentibus et exterm pilis pallid efi avis, indutis caudd gracili ; 

 vellere denso brevi, atque rigido. 



Sp. 2. Cercoleftes brachyotus. Cercol. vellere denso, molli, 

 et longiusculo , griseo flavescenti, at brunneo, undato, hoc colore in 

 capite, summoque dorso, saturatiore : abdomine et giild stramineis 

 auriculis latis, mediocribus, et erectis, pilis rarioribus fuscis ex- 

 terne indutis. 



