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animal described by M. Isidore Geoffroy iii Belanger's 'Voyage aux 

 ludes-Orientales*,' which latter was discovered by M. Belanger at 

 Pegu in the southern part of Birmah. I propose to name the new 

 species after its discoverer, whose researches in Indian zoology merit 

 high praise. 



TuPAiA Ellioti. 



The Tupaia of the Eastern Ghats is about equal in size to the T. Tana, 

 but differs in the comparatively pale colouring of its fur, in having the 

 tail less bushy, and in the smaller size of its teeth. Its head is shorter 

 than is the head of the animal last mentioned, and consequently con- 

 siderably shorter than that of the T. ferruginea, or of the Tupaia of 

 Pegu, the head of which is said to be 2" 2'" in length, in which re- 

 spect it agrees very closely with the T. ferruginea. The fur is rather 

 less soft than in T. Tana, and its general hue on the upper parts of 

 the body is palish rufous brown, very indistinctly freckled with dusky. 

 On the hinder parts of the back the darker penciling is almost en- 

 tirely wanting, and hence the tint is more uniform ; whilst over the 

 shoulders, and especially on the crown of the head, the black or dusky 

 penciling is veiy evident. The sides and under parts of the body 

 are of a rich yellow tint : on the abdomen the hairs are of an uniform 

 colour — almost of a golden yellow ; but on the sides of the body is a 

 moderately distinct penciling of dusky. The chin, throat and chest 

 are of a paler hue than the abdomen, and in parts they are nearly 

 white. The orbits are of the same pale tint, and there is a shoulder- 

 mark (as in other species of the genus) which is nearly white. The 

 feet are clothed above with yellow hairs, and are entirely naked be- 

 neath, where they appear to have been flesh-coloured in the Uving 

 animal. The tail is depressed. The hairs on this organ are of a 

 rich rufous brown tint ; but each hair has a narrow dusky ring, if we 

 except those which cover the mesial part of the under surface, which 

 are shorter than the rest, and which are of an uniform ochre-yellow. 

 The specimen from which this description is drawn up is a male, and 

 evidently adult, having all the true molars well-developed, as well as 

 the hindermost of the false molars, which is the last tooth to show 

 itself in these animals. Its dimensions are as follows : — 



in. lin. 



From tip of nose to root of tail, about 7 9 



Length of tail, hicluding the hair, about 9 



, not including the hair 7 6 



From nose to ear 1 8f 



Height of ear 4 



Width of ditto 9 



Length of fore-foot and nails 11 



of nail of middle toe of ditto 2 



of hind-foot and nails 1 8 



of nail of middle toe of ditto 2 



With regard to the remainmg two specimens sent by Mr. Elliot, 

 one is a young animal, being about half-grown, and the other is an 



* P. 105, pi. 4. 



t In T. ferruginea the length from nose to ear is full two inches. 



