MACROSCELIDES EDWARDII. -Smith. 
Mammalia. — Plate XIV. (Male.) 
M. capite supra dorsoque pallide flavo-brunneis, nigro-brunneo effuse penicillatus ; capitis corporisque 
lateribus cinereis; inf A sordido-albus ; cruribus fulvo-albis; caud& flavo-brunnefi nigro pemcillata ; 
annulo oculos cingente labiisque albis ; macaltt ad basin aurium extus fulva. 
Longitudo corporis cum capite 6 unc. ; caudos 5 unc. 
Colour.— The surface-colour of the centre of the face, the forehead and 
the back light yellowish brown, profusely pencilled with blackish brown ; the 
lateral parts of the head and the sides of the body, below a line earned ac - 
wards from the base of the ears, ashy grey tinted with pale tawny ; the Ups, 
chin, ring round the eyes, and the under parts of the body white ; legs tawny 
white; tail yellowish brown freely pencilled with black. The fur wnci 
exists upon the ears, together with the pencil of long hairs destined to pro ec 
the uuatus auditors pale rusty white; the base of each ear externally 
margined by a bright rufous blotch, which colour also tinges though less 
deeply, the back part of the neck ; whiskers black ; proboscis black above 
and white on the sides ; eyes nearly black. 
Form &c.-Figure moderately robust ; size intermediate between that o 
JZestris and 31. intufi. Proboscis long, slender, and rather thicker at 
, thin the apex • eyes large, prominent, and much nearer to the ears 
the base tha P ’ S narrower than in the other South 
" tr ra'—oval form, and rounded at the points, the 
African s P ecies ’ (1istinct l v emarginate a little below the apex; hinder 
outer [v extremities considerably removed from the other toes. Tail 
toes of hinder ex dense lv covered with short, rigid hairs, which 
increase ^n togth towards its tip, where they form a thin rigid and divergent 
