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Paraxerus boehmi emini Thomas, 1915, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (8) XVI, Decem- 

 ber, p. 473. Medje (4), Mawambi (4), Poko (9 specimens). 



Tamiscus emini emini Thomas, 1918, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (9) I, January, p. 34. 



Represented by 57 specimens (32 c? 1 , 25 9 , of which 8 are immature, 

 including 3 nurslings), from eleven localities, extending from Stanleyville 

 to Farad je, as follows: 



Stanleyville, 10 (6 d\ 4 9, three of them immature), collected 

 August 11-28, 1909. 



Batama, near Stanleyville, 1 (cf adult), September 16, 1909. 



Avakubi, 6 (3 <?, 3 9 , all adult), October 8, 12, 13, 22, November 9, 

 1909, and January 22, 1914. 



Ngayu, 3 (1 c? , 2 9 , all adult), December 16-24, 1909. 



Bafwabaka, 7 (4 d% 3 9 , all adult), December 28-31, 1909, and 

 January 5, 7, 1910. 



Medje, 10 (6 d\ 4 9 , of which 4 are immature, including 2 nurs- 

 lings), January 15-20, 1910 (7, all adult but one), March 24, 1914 (a 

 nursling), and September 4, 9, 1914 (both immature, 1 a nursling). 



Gamangui, 1 ( 9 adult), February 4, 1910. 



Pawa, 1 (c? adult), October 20, 1910. 



Niangara, 5 (3 d% 2 9 , all adult), November 7-15, 1910, and May 18, 

 1913. 



Faradje, 1 (cf adult), December 2, 1911. 



Niapu, 12 (8 c? , 4 9 , all adult), November 14-25, 1913. 



Collectors' Measurements of Thirty-five Adults 



Locality 



No. of 

 Speci- 

 mens 



Stanleyville 



Avakubi 



Niapu 



Medje 



Niangara 



7 

 5 

 12 

 6 

 5 



Total Length 



284(271-300) 



277(269-287) 

 276(267-292) 

 282(275-283) 

 275(252-294) 



Head and Body 



127(119-135) 

 125(122-128) 

 127(120-137) 

 126(123-130) 

 128(121-141) 



Tail Vertebrae 



158(150-170) 

 156(147-165) 

 148(130-159) 

 154(152-158) 

 149(141-156) 



Hind Foot 



35.0(34-36) 

 34.5(33-37) 

 32.6(31-35) 

 34.0(33-36) 

 33.4(31-35) 



Ear 



13.0(12-14) 

 13.3(12-14) 

 13.6(12-15) 

 13.6(13-14) 

 13.0(12-14) 



Skull Measurements (Thirty-three of the Specimens in Table Above) 



Locality 



No. of Specimens 



Greatest Length 



Zygomatic Breadth 



Stanleyville 



Avakubi 



Niapu 



Medje 



Niangara 



6 

 5 



12 

 5 

 5 



35.0 (34.3-35.9) 

 33.8 (33.1-34.8) 

 34.4 (33.1-35.0) 

 34.2 (33.7-34.9) 

 34.2 (32.9-34.9) 



19.5 (19.1-19.7) 

 19.4 (19.1-19.7) 



19.1 (18.3-19.6) 

 19.3 (18.6-19.7) 



19.2 (18.5-19.8) 



