136 Zoological Society. 



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

 siderahly shorter than that of the T. ferruyiriea, 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 very 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 living 

 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 tootji to sh^ipr . 

 itself in these animals. Its dimensions are as follows:-— • i!,;rri,! | 



in. ilmiif 



From tip of nose to root of tail, about 7 i g! if A' 



Length of tail, including the hair, about 9 



, not including the hair , ... . .... . . 7 6 , ,. 



From nose to ear I,, . ... 1 8^M/^J 



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 remaining two specimens sent by Mr. Elliot, 

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

 adult female, which differs from the adult male in being of an uniform, 

 and very pale, rufous tint on the upper parts of the body, and of a 

 pale yellow on the under parts. The throat, cheeks and shoulder- 

 mark are yellow-white. I suspect it is an accidental variety. It ap- 

 pears to have but four mammae, two of v/hich are situated on the 

 lower part of the abdomen, and the remaining two near the insertion 

 of the fore-legs. 



The skull of Tupaia Ellioti is smaller, considerably shorter, and 

 has a broader muzzle than that of T. ferrugineUy whilst on the other 



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



