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in mad€-up skin), and proximal parts of digits brown, the 

 inner portion of the metatarsals and the tips of the digits 

 white. Tail well haired but not tufted, brown above, dull 

 whitish below, throughout its length. Not whitened at tip, 

 as is also the case with apicalis, the original description not- 

 withstanding. 



"Skull larger and stouter than in apicalis. Muzzle broad 

 and heavy. Interorbital region broad, with comparatively 



Fig. 3. 



Leporillus jonesi. The skull from above and below. The 



specimen is from a female. Twice natural size. 



sharp-angled edges. Zygomatic plate more projected for- 

 wards. Palatal foramina short, not reaching the level of m^. 

 Bullae rather large — these organs not present in the available 

 specimens of ajjicalis. 



"Incisors rather slender, not thicker than in apicalis, but 

 meeting each other at a wider angle, owing to the greater 

 breadth of the muzzle. Molars larger than in apicalis, but 

 apparently of similar structure ; much worn down in the type. 



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