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Of the species with round tails, or flattened only at the 

 end, we shall first notice that described by Dr. Horsfield 

 and M. F. Cuvier, the Laryof the latter, and the Sciurus in- 

 signis of both. 



This species is the Bokkol of the Javanese. It is gray- 

 ish-brown, inclining to tawny above and on the sides, and 

 white underneath, with an intermediate streak of a ferru- 

 ginous tint, extending from the angle of the mouth to the 

 posterior extremities, with different shades of intensity, 

 and diffusing itself irregularly over the thighs and flanks. 

 But a distinguishing character is afforded to it by three 

 black lines, about one-fourth of an inch in length, extend- 

 ing from the neck to the rump. One of these is placed in 

 the middle, and follows the course of the spine ; the others 

 are parallel to it, at a distance equal to the breadth of the 

 lines. The upper parts are delicately variegated, in conse- 

 quence of the alternate bands of gray, tawny, and black, 

 with which the separate hairs are marked. The muzzle 

 and forehead are nearly uniformly gray, with a slight diffu- 

 sion of a blackish-brown colour. It is white on the throat, 

 neck, and abdomen. The intermediate ferruginous streak 

 begins on the lateral parts of the head ; on the throat it is 

 obscure and partial. It is diffused over the shoulders, and 

 mixes with the gray of the sides, and the white of the 

 lower parts. The feet have the same tint as the muzzle and 

 forehead. The tail, is deeper in colour than the body, and 

 is obscurely undulated with brown and black, having gray 

 hairs irregularly scattered over it. The teeth are reddish- 

 brown, and the mustache is black. Towards the extre- 

 mity of the tail, the hairs are loosely disposed in the Bokkol, 

 but they never separate into two rows, as in the common 

 Squirrel. 



The animal measures, from nose to tail, about seven 

 inches and a half ; and the tail is as long as the body and 

 neck together. 



