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noticeable in the younger specimens. All details of colour as in 

 M. sylvaticvs griseus. 



Skull in size as in M. sylvaticus wardi, but narrower in all details, 

 especially noticeable in the portion in front of the orbits. Palatal 

 foramina rather longer. 



Dimensions of the type : — 



Head and body, 102 mm. ; tail, 92 ; hind foot, 21 ; ear, 15. 



Skull : greatest length, 27 ; basilar length, 22 ; diastema, 7*5 ; 

 zygomatic breadth, 13-5 ; interorbital breadth, 4 ; brain case breadth, 

 12 ; palatal foramina, 5*5 ; upper molar series, 4 ; bullae, 4*5. 



Habitat : Panjab. Type from Thandiani. 



Type : Old male, B. M. No. 7. 8. 1. 4. Original number 3. 

 Collected 31st May 1907, and presented to the Natural History 

 Museum by Major H. A. F. Magrath. 



A series of four specimens — two males and two females — were taken 

 by Major Magrath in the Hazara District. Four others were obtained 

 by Major Dunn, R.A.M.O., at Gharial, near Murree. These were all 

 males and younger. Throughout the two series the short tail and 

 narrow skull are constant characteristics. 



