IGi W. T. Blanford — On some Mammals from Tenasserim. [No.?, 



1? 2? 3(? 



Length of fore foot (without claws), O'SS 0-85 0-85 



„ hind foot and tarsus (do.), 1-53 1'5 1'65 



Height of ear outside, 0-4 0-5 0-35 



„ inside from orifice, O'S 08 0*65 



Bljth in his list of the Mammals of Burma, suggests that >S'. herd- 

 morei should perhaps more properly range as a species of Tamias. In the 

 specimen of S. mouJioti in si^irit, obtained by Mr. Limborg, I cannot detect 

 any cheek pouches. Unfortunately the skull of this specimen is too much 

 injured to be extracted for measurement. 



The only specimens of this squirrel hitherto obtained are from the 

 country east of Moulmain. Mr. Davison informs me that he has never 

 seen either this or S. herdmorei in Southern Tenasserim. The latter is, 

 however, reported with some doubt by Blyth from Mergui. 



S. barbei. 



Blyth, J. A. S. B., XVI, p. 875, PI. XXXVI, fig. 3 ; XVIII, p. 603 ; XLIV, Pt. 2, 



Extra number, p. 38. 



The following are the dimensions of three fresh specimens recorded by 

 Mr. Davison : 1 and 3 from Kaukaryit on the Houngdarau river, 2 from 

 Myawadi. 



l^ad. 2^ ad. 3? 



Length from nose to anus, 4*65 4-6 4*7 



„ of tail from anus, 5* 4-9 5* 



„ of hairs at end of tail, 85 1*5 1* 



Total 10-5 11*0 10*7 



Length of fore foot (without claws), 0*75 0*7 0*7 



„ hind foot and tarsus (do.), 1* 1*12 1*15 



Height of ear outside, 0-4 0*45 0*45 



„ inside from orifice, 0*58 0*6 0*6 



This species appears to be found throughout Tenasserim, extending 

 south to Malacca. Specimens from Southern Tenasserim and from Malacca 

 have much darker dorsal bands and shorter ear tufts than those from the 

 neighbourhood of Moulmain. Judging from the specimens before me too, 

 the southern form appears smaller, with a comparatively shorter tail, but I 

 have no fresh measurements. The original types came from Ye, about half 

 way between Moulmain and Tavoy, and probably belonged to the Northern 

 variety. 



