PE RAMBLES GUNXI1. 
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the bands. The under parts of the body are pure white, and 
the hairs are here uniform to the root; the feet and tjul are 
also white, but the hitter has a small dusky patch on the 
upper surface, at the base; and, on the sides of the heel of 
the hind foot, the hairs are dusky, as are likewise those which 
form the fringe partly covering the under surface of the foot; 
a dusky patch is also observable immediately above die heel. 
The muzzle is slender, and much elongated ; the ears are 
moderate, broad at the base, and attenuated towards die 
opposite extremity; internally they are clothed with very 
small pale yellow hairs, and externally diey are also chiefly 
clothed with yellow hairs, but on the hinder part they are 
nearly white, and a broad dusky mark obliquely crosses the 
outer surface of die ear, commencing about the middle of 
the anterior margin, and running obliquely backwards as it 
descends to the base. 
A species greatly resembling the present animal inhabits 
the main land ; it is the P. fascia/a of Air. Gray, and at the 
end of the description of that animal will be found pointed 
out die disdnguisliing characters. 
Indies. 
Lines. 
Length from tip of nose to root of tail 
1C 
G 
•* from nose to ear ... . 
4 
4 or 
“ of ear ... 
1 
2 or 
Width of ditto ... ... 
11 
Length of fore-foot and nails 
1 
G 
(of which the longest nail is . 
0) 
“ of hind* foot and nails 
3 
0 
(of which the nail of largest toe is ... 
0) 
44 of tail, about ... ... . 
4 
0 
Space between the fourth and fifth upper incisors 
From front of foremost upper incisor to front 
0 
h 
of first true molar 
1 
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