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Show COO DR. A. B. MEYER ON A N E W SQUIRREL. [Nov. 4, - Sciurus rosenbergi, Jent., from Sangi Island to the north of Celebes. „ weberi, Jent., from Central Celebes. „ notatus, Bodd., from South Celebes and the island of Saleyer to the south of Celebes. On the other hand, from the Philippines only three species were known, viz. :- (1) Sciurus philippinensis, Waterh., from Mindanao (P. Z. S. 1839, p. 117) and Basilan (fide Steere), which is insufficiently described, but is said to be closely allied to Sc. tenuis, Horsf., a widespread species (cf. Jentink, Notes, 1883, p. 125). (2) S. steerii, Gthr., from the islands of Balahac and Palawan (P. Z. S. 1876*, p. 735, plate lxix.), which is a brown-red species. And the small (3) S. concinnus, Thomas, from the island of Basilan (Ann. Mag. N. H. 6th ser. ii. p. 407, 1888), which is similar to the widely spread Sc. exilis, M . & Schl. To these three species two have been quite recently added by Prof. Steere, though only provisionally and insufficiently described, viz. :- Sciurus mindanensis, Steere, from Mindanao ; and Sciurus samarensis, Steere, from the islands of Samar and Leyte (see " A List of the Birds and Mammals collected by the Steere Exped.," Ann Arbour, Mich., July 14, 1890, p. 29 et seq.). The new species, which I am about to describe, has, so far as I see, nothing to do with these five species already known from the Philippines. I propose to name it SCIURUS CAGSI, n. sp. Fur short and rather stiff. Upper parts entirely blackish, variegated or grizzled with light yellowish brown, each hair being black, ringed with yellow near the tip; bristles entirely black as well as the whiskers ; ears covered with short hair of same colour as body; cheeks and side parts of head and neck rather more yellowish. Underparts greyish or brownish white, under base of tail more or less ferruginous. Tail bushy, variegated with reddish brown, black, and white above ; beneath brown, edged laterally on each side by a longitudinal black stripe, bordered externally with white ; end of tail white. Skull rather elongated; premolars ~, the anterior minute molars broad ; m? 3 m m . in breadth ; the series of dentition parallel. Measurements of type (an adult skin, No. 2007 Mus. Dresd.). millim. Head and body 220 Tail without hairs . .c. 170 Tail with hairs c. 270 Hind foot 4 7 / |
