some neio African Sijiiirrels. 519 



pimctatus and Funisciurus leucostigmaj but cacli appearini^ 

 to form special local subspecies. All are distiiiguishecl by 

 their lighter coloration, as compared with that of their allies 

 iiihabitiiio- the more saturate forest districts to the south. 



in working them out, four other new African squirrels 

 have come to light, and are here described. 



Heliosciurns rvfohrachium hardij'i, subsp. n. 



A remarkably pale race of rufohracldum. 



General colour above, when in unbleached pelage, clear 

 grizzled grey, almost as pale as in II. multicolor or rhodesire, 

 therefore conspicuously paler than in other forms of riifo' 

 Iruchium. Under surface dull whitish, with brown bases 

 to the hairs, the chest and inguinal region clearer whitish. 

 Eyelids white. Ears like head, a small postauricolar rufous 

 })atch. Forearms bright ochraceous; hands bufFy. Hind 

 legs and base of tail also rich ochraceous, varying to strong 

 ferruginous ; feet grizzled buffy. Tail grizzled grey through- 

 out. 



Dimensions of type, measured in flesh : — 



Head and body 230 mm.; tail 240; hind foot 50 ; ear 19. 



Skull : greatest length 53 ; condylo-incisive length 48 ; 

 zygomatic breadth 30*6. 



Hah. Northern part of the Ivory Coast Protectorate. Type 

 from Beoumi, 250 miles north of Grand Bassam. 



Type. Old male. B.M. no. 23. 2. 3. 13. Original number 

 2015). Collected IG December, 1922. Eleven specimens. 



By its pale greyish colour this squirrel is widely different 

 from any known forms allied to rufohracldum , but its richly 

 rufous forearms and hind legs clearly indicate that it is really 

 a member of that group. 



It is named in honour of Mr. H. E. Hard}', who accom- 

 panied Mr. AVilloughby Lowe on his Ivory Coast Expedition, 



and gave him much welcome assistance. 



which equally dates from November 1842, and so antedates erythrogcnys, 

 may be treated as a mi.sprint corrected by its author. The wliole fooiuote 

 was probably written on the proof in such a way that the name was 

 misread, and the de^^cription of the face then read by the printer to agree 

 with the name. Waterhouse probably never saw a further proof, and 

 took the tirst opportunity to correct the name to erytluoyoiys and the 

 description to agree with the facts. 



r.S. — After writint,^ this note, I find that the same observation has 

 been recently made by Dr. J. A. Allen [B. Am. Mus. N. \l. xlvii. p. 4o 

 (footnote), 1922]. As, however, we differ in our opinion as to what 

 fchould be done about '' Icucoyenys,'" I leave the note as originally written. 



