A I^EW SPECIES OF NESOKIA FROM MESOPOTAMIA. 423 



^nd bacheri alone standing out from the rest. But tlie quality 

 of the fur, and the general colour ai-e fairly constant locall_Y, and in 

 these resjDects iV. huxtoni is readily distinguishable by its sandy colour- 

 ation above and its whitish lielly, the only other species which 

 has the upper surface buffy N. huttoni, having a buffy greyish belly, 

 wholly different from that of the Mesopotamian Nesoki. 



This animal is stated b_v Capt. Buxton to be very common 

 at Amara, where its burrows are much in evidence. But it was 

 found exceedingly difficult to trap, and now that after much trouble 

 lie has succeeded in getting specimens as a memento of the historic 

 Mesopotamian campaign. I am glad to have the opportunity of 

 naming the species in his honour. 



