MACROSCELIDES INTUFI.— Smith. 
Mammalia. — Plate XII. 
M. capite, dorso, lateribusquc pallide subochreis, nigro parce pcnicillatis ; subtus albus, flavo-umbratns , 
cauda ochrea, brunneo pcuicillata ; cruribus fulvo-albis ; oculis subnigris. 
Longitudo corporis cum capite 5| unc. ; caudac 4 uuc. 
Macroscf.lidf.s intcfi. — R ep. of Exped. App. June, 1836. 
Colour. — The surface-colour of the upper and lateral parts of the head and 
of the back, and the sides of the body, is intermediate between sienna and 
cream-yellow, the tint being slightly broken by the presence of a number of 
black hairs which are intermixed with the fur ; the upper lip, ring round the 
eye, and all the under parts white, with here and there a faint yellowish tint , 
legs pale rusty white. Tail as if pencilled sienna-yellow and dark-brown. 
The fur on the anterior surface of the ears, and the tuft in front of the meatus 
auditorius white, the down coating the outer surface of the ears sienna-yellow , 
proboscis rusty white ; eyes almost black ; whiskers black, a few of the bristles 
whitish towards base ; the nails a dark horn colour. On the upper and lateral 
parts of the head and body the furbelow the surface is a dull slate colour, and 
the same tint is just discernible, close to the skin, upon such parts as are 
described to be white at the surface. 
Form, See . — Figure rather slender ; proboscis robust, and considerably 
thicker at the base than the apex ; eyes large and situated much nearer to the 
ears than to the base of the proboscis ; ears erect, long, broad at their base, 
but much narrower towards the tips, which are rounded, each has a consi 
derable einargination in its outer or hinder margin about the middle, their 
inner surfaces towards the outer margins are coated with short fui, elsew leie 
nearly bare ; their outer surfaces have a very thin sprinkling of short fur. 
Tail rather slender, slightly thicker at the base than the apex, and closely 
covered with short rigid hairs ; inner toe of hinder extremities but little 
removed from the other toes. Fur rather short, slightly harsh, and rather 
