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Show 804 MR. W. T. BLANFORD ON THE [Nov. 3, than in the preceding species ; the inner lobe of the upper sectorial small, and the anterior upper true molar nearly triangular Colour grey throughout, without markings on the body, the lower Fig. 5. Half palate and dentition of P. grayi. (Spec. no. B.M. 151 b.) parts paler and whitish. Underfur brownish grey or dusky, paler towards the base, longer hairs whitish grey towards the end, the tips on the upper parts black. Frequently, though not always, the terminal half of the tail is dusky or blackish ; feet usually brown. Head, including ears and chin, brown or blackish, with the exception of the forehead, a broad band beneath each ear, a narrower line down the nose, and a blotch or spot below each eye, where white hairs are conspicuously intermixed, but there is some variation in their proportion and distribution, and the markings are not distinct. Vibrissae mostly white, some of the uppermost black. Some specimens in the British Museum have a yellowish or brownish tinge, especially on the rump, thighs, and base of the tail. Dimensions. Head and body 24 to 25 inches, tail with hair at the end about the same; weight 9 to 10 lb. (Hodgson). Skull 4'6 inches long. Distribution. The Himalayas as far west as Simla; Assam, Arakan, and the Andaman Islands. Ball records it from Chutia Nagpur in South-west Bengal; and McMaster in his Notes on Jerdon, p. 37, suggests its occurrence in the Northern Circars, in the extreme north-east corner of the Madras Presidency; but both these observations require confirmation. |