EURYOTIS BRANTSII.— Smith. 
Mammalia. — Plate XXIV. 
E supra pallide isabellinus, nigro-brunneo-penicillatus ; capitis corporisque lateribus griseo-albis, brunneo- 
penicillatis ; infra sordid! albus, subochreo-tinctus ; pcdibus isabellinis; cauda, dnnrdro P™ 
nasique apice rufis ; caudae dimidio ultimo brunneo-rubro ; dentibus incisori 
Longittjdo ab apice nasi ad basin caudse 6 unc. 9 lin. ; caudas 3 unc. 9 lin. 
Etjryotis Brantsii, Smith.— South African Quarterly Journal, New Series, vol. i. page 150. 
Colour, &c.— The surface colour of the upper and lateral parts of the 
head and body pale sienna-yellow, variegated with blackish or umber- nown 
—the variegations abundant and resembling delicate streaks made iy a 
pencil. The sides of the head, neck, and body, are greyish-white penci e 
with umber-brown, and the chin, throat, and belly, greyish-white, with here 
and there tints of cream-yellow. The extremities are pale cream-yellow 
clouded with sienna-yellow. The point of the nose and the first half of the 
tail are reddish-orange ; the last half of the latter brownish-red. The ears 
externally and internally are a pale ochrey-yellow pencilled with black ; 
whiskers brownish red. Incisors of upper jaw dull gallstone-yellow, lon er 
ones intermediate between saffron and sienna-yellow. Eyes blackish-brown , 
nails a dark horn colour. The inner or concealed portion of the fur is of a 
dull slate colour, darkest on and towards the back. The delicate variegations 
arise from the hairs, individually, being blackish brown at the points and 
sienna-yellow or greyish-white between the black and the slate colouis. 
Form &e —Figure squat ; head rather large, above slightly convex, late- 
rally bulging, the muzzle rounded superiorly, laterally compressed ; nose 
Minted : nostrils circular and ope, ting laterally ; upper lip anteriorly divided 
bv a vertical groove ; whiskers long and slightly rigid ; ears ratliei sma , 
fleshy and semicircular; body robust; legs short and strong ; nails slightly 
curved and pointed. Tail cylindrical, robust and tapering iron, the base to 
the point at the base, closely covered with short rigid hair ; towards the tip 
*e covering is less dense, admitting of the. cnticular scales, which are 
Arranged in circular rings, being seen through it; the very tip of the tad 
