. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology; Zoology. 46 BULLETIN: MUSEUM OF COMPAKATIVE ZOOLOGY. more overhanging, and not so S-shaped. From the large South American species {H. anomalus Thompson, H. melanoleucus Gray, and H. jesupi Allen) it can be separated b}^ its shorter, wider skull, — much wider between orbits, and lighter rostrum. H. longicaudatus Gray, from " Mexico," I do not know, and the description is wholly inadequate. Dr. Thomas says it belongs to this group. Possibly it may be somewhat like the present species, though if from Mexico thi
. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology; Zoology. 46 BULLETIN: MUSEUM OF COMPAKATIVE ZOOLOGY. more overhanging, and not so S-shaped. From the large South American species {H. anomalus Thompson, H. melanoleucus Gray, and H. jesupi Allen) it can be separated b}^ its shorter, wider skull, — much wider between orbits, and lighter rostrum. H. longicaudatus Gray, from " Mexico," I do not know, and the description is wholly inadequate. Dr. Thomas says it belongs to this group. Possibly it may be somewhat like the present species, though if from Mexico this is improbable. Color. — Upper parts, — top of nose and face to eyes grayish dusky; shoulders and sides finely mixed, dark, dusky, brown, and tawny ochraceous; median parts of rump and lower back darker, more dusky ; no yellowish or fulvous line along lower sides; under parts, including upper lip, under side of nose, inner side of legs, and under side of arms, pure white ; outer surface of legs dusky; upper surface of arms gray; feet and hands white ; ears dusky, sparsely haired, with a slightly perceptible whitish border; tail thinly clothed with short, stiff hairs, dusky above, white below, and with a slight whitish pencil. No, 10,360, young 9, is in the slaty pelage of the very young, the whole upper parts being slaty. No. 10,361 9» ^Iso young, has in the middle of the back a large sized patch of hairs colored like those of the adult, the rest of the upper parts being slaty. In No. 10,358 there are a good many w^holly white spines scattered through the upper surface, and in the other three adults a very few of these white points. X 1|. Fig. 27. Heteromjjs repens. Type. can be seen. Measurements — - No, Sex. Total length. Tail vert. Hind foot. Ear, 10,359 1 $ old ad. 300 155 33 15 10,355 1 $ old ad. 285 150 32 14 10,3581 $ old ad. 285 145 33 15 10,3561 type 9 old ad. 282 150 33 15 10,.361 9 young 247 130 32 15 10,360 9 young 235 115 30 12 Skull, type, 9 old adult, b
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