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2. C. rutilans, Miiller. Ti/pe localiti/: — "Bengal." 



Other localities : — S. W. Siam ; 

 Malay Peninsula (B. M.) ; Mt. Popa 

 (M. S. I.). 



Type : — Unknown. 



Gen. III. — VuLPES. 



Except for the substitution of 

 the name uiontana, Pearson, for 

 alopex, L., a European species, 

 (J. B. N. H. S. xxiii, p. 2S1, 

 1914), there seems no reason 

 at present to make any change 

 in Blanford's nam^s. His 

 key is as follows ; — 



Keij to tlie species of Vulpes. 



A. — Tip of tail black ; ears grey outside. 

 a. Larger, skull length about 150 mm. ; 



rufous grey ... .. ... 1. bengalensis, Shaw. 



h. Smaller, skull length about 90 mm. ; 



ashy grey ... ... ... ... 2. cana, Blanf. 



B. — Tip of tail white. 



a. Ears black or dull brown outside. 



a\ Small, hind foot 100-120 mm. ... 3. leucopus, Blj^th. 



/'". Large, hindfoot 150 mm. ... 4. montana, Pears. 



6. Ears pale rufoiis outside ; size small . b. ferrilatus, Hodgs. 



Distribution : — 



1. V. bengalensis, Shaw. Type localitij \ — "Bengal." 



Other localities : — Khairpur and 

 Thar and Parkar, Sind ; Sambhar, 

 Rajputana ; Delhi ; Sehore, Central 

 Lidia(B.M.); Sind Frontier; Cutch; 

 Kathiawar ; Palanpur State ; Khan- 

 desh ; Central Provinces ; Dharwar ; 

 Kumaon; Bengal ; Sikkim (M. S. I.). 



Tijpe : — Unknown. (Type of chrij' 

 surtis, Gray, B. M. No. 87. 6. 10. 48 

 Type of Jcokree, Sykes, B. M. No. 42- 

 8. 6. 3 ; Type of indicus, Hodgs., B. M.» 

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