MR. R. I. POCOCK OX THE CRESTED RAT. 



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continuous white lateral stripe which anteiiorly merges more or 

 less, according to the species, with the white area on the summit 

 of the head ; and when seen fi'om the side the same white stripe 

 is visible as well as the white area of the hairs of the dorsal crest. 



Text-fiff. 190. ' 



Dorsal and side views of Lophiomys ibeanus. 



In the typical form of Lophiom.ys, namely L. vmhausi, the tail 

 is longer and much whiter and the frontal band much longer 

 and more conspicuous than in L. iheanus. These two features 



