1896. ] MAMMALS FROM ECUADOR, 509 
Hab. Paramo of Papallacta. Taken by the Indians. Very 
rare there (Z. S.). 
The general colouring of the animal is very distinct from the 
type species P. humilis, tor whereas the latter is a bright chestnut 
with duller neck and very bright-coloured back, feet. and forehead, 
the new animal is black-brown sprinkled with fire-red, bright 
tawny-coloured neck, and almost black head and legs. The ears 
are very much shorter and are covered with much longer fur 
especially on the inner side, where they are white, this spot being 
very conspicuous among the dark surroundings. The tail is 
wanting, whereas in P. humilis it is fully an inch long. It is 
much to be regretted that the specimen is so young, but I think 
there can be no doubt that it is very nearly full-grown; the last 
molar is rising, though the milk-teeth are still unshed. This 
species is no doubt considerably larger than P. humilis, judging by 
the size of the skull, but I do not think its height can be more 
than 14 or 15 inches at the shoulder; it is a peculiarly thick-set 
rough-haired little animal, and looks rather like the kid of a goat 
with very fine legs. 
In the skull the lachrymal pits are very deep, but have sloping 
sides, not descending nearly so abruptly as in P. humilis, in which 
species this is a very constant character even in quite young 
individuals. The nasals are very broad and are completely ossified 
far forward as in Coassus. The ascending rami of the premaxille 
rise abruptly, and, expanding very considerably in their upper 
half, fit into wide notches in the nasals, broader than in any 
Coassus skull which I have examined. The greater length of the 
molar series amounts to about one tooth, but the most striking 
difference is the shape of the rows: in P. humilis these are always 
bowed, in most specimens being strongly convergent before and 
behind, but I have seen one skull in which they do not narrow 
posteriorly: at the same time they do not widen, though much 
bowed in front; but in the new species they are set in two almost 
straight lines, slightly and gradually converging postero-anteriorly 
as in Fureifer and Coassus. There are many minor points in which 
the skull of this animal differs from P. humilis, and most of these 
are characteristic of one or other of the genera mentioned, or of 
both. The lachrymals and frontals are joined for a greater length, 
reducing the size of the antorbital vacuities, the lachrymal bone 
extending over a space 7 nm. wide all round the upperside of the 
pit; the infraorbital ridge is very thick and is cut off very abruptly, 
leaving sharp edges above and below; the squamosal portion of 
the zygomatic arch is more horizontal, not being bowed upwards, 
as in P. humilis. The foramen magnum is very large. The palatal 
bones differ somewhat in not having side processes extending 
towards the back of the last molars; the roof of the maxillary 
portion of the palate is much arched, particularly in the narrow 
part anterior to the molars: this forms very sharp edges to the 
sides. 
Sir Victor Brooke, in his paper “On the Classification of the 
