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Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon

by Robert A. Sterndale

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No. 104 Harpiocephalus Cyclotis.

Habitat.—Darjeeling, Ceylon.

Description.—Similar to the last, but with round ears; fur bicoloured, the hairs being dark brown at the base, with bright ferruginous tips; below pale brown; the upper surface of the interfemoral membrane and back of the feet covered with hair, which also extends beyond the toes; the first premolar in the upper jaw nearly equal in size to the second, whereas in the last species it is only about three-fourths.

Size.—Head and body, 1·7 inch; tail, 1·5.

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