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DIDKLPHYS DEKBIA.vrS. 
of the tail spotted, this species agrees with the 1). Philander , 
but it is readily distinguished from that, and other species, 
by the great extent of the tail, which is clothed with fur, 
combined with the silvery grey stripe on the back, the white 
fore legs, and the dusky line of the hind ieet. Its body seems 
to have been, moreover, considerably stouter than in other 
species of the short-furred section. The upper parts, and 
sides of the body, as well as the outer surface of the hind 
legs, are of a bright, brownish rust colour, and the under 
parts of the head and body are dirty white. The general 
tint of the head is brownish grey; a faint brown streak runs 
along the upper surface, commencing near the extremity of 
the muzzle, and terminating in a line with the anterior 
portion of the cars, and near tins dark line the fur is of a 
purer and paler grey than on other parts of the head; the 
region of the eve is brown ; the edge of the upper lip is 
white: the ears are tolerably large, naked, and of a pale 
colour, as are also the naked soles of the feet. The grey 
stripe on the back commences in a line with the shoulders, 
and terminates about midway between that point and the root 
of the tail; a second pale grey mark runs upwards on the 
side of the body, immediately behind the fore leg, and a third 
grey mark is observable on the outer surface of the hind leg, 
running obliquely upwards and backwards from the knee. 
The lower half of the fore leg is white, and the scanty lmirs 
which cover the upper surface of the foot are also white; the 
hind feet are dusky. The fur covering the basal portion of 
the tail is of a dull brown colour, excepting on the under 
surface, where it is dirty white, and it is paler on the upper 
surface at the root than on other upper parts; the naked 
portion of the tail is of a pale pinkish hue, but is spotted 
with dark brown; the spots are numerous near the hairy 
portion, and gradually decrease in number as they become 
more remote from that part. 
