240 Dr. Hancock on some species of Fishes and Reptites 



Our animal is a native of the monntains in Nepal ; it is of rapacious' 

 habits, living in forests, and destroying birds and small quadrupeds. In 

 the Nepal or Newar language, it goes by the name of " MullSdmprak,*' 

 pronounced with a nasal sound. 



The disposition of our animal in the genus Mustela, is at present only- 

 conditional ; it remains to be confirmed by the dental structure. With 

 the exception of the skull, the specimen examined is in a very perfect 

 state of preservation. As far as regards external character, our animal 

 agrees with several Mustel(B in physiognomy and habit. It has the coni- 

 cal and depressed head, and the short open ears of the Martin ; the cha- 

 racter of the claws is also truly musteline ; the tail is open and bushy, 

 but rather more lengthened than in the other Mustelce. 



DIMENSIONS. 



ft. in. lin. 

 Length of the body and head, from the extre- 

 mity of the nose to the root of the tail .220 



Length of the tail ........ 1 7 6 



Length of the head 4 



Height before, at the shoulder ..... 7 G 



Height behind, at the rump ..... 9 



Art. XXX. Notes on some species of Fishes and Reptiles, 

 from Demerara, presented to the Zoological Society by 

 John Hancock, Esq., Corr. 3femb, ZooL Soc, In a 

 Letter addressed to the Secretary of the Society, 



Mir Dear Sir, 



I feel great pleasure in complying with your request of sending you 

 some observations on the Demerara animals which I have lately transmit- 

 ted to your Society. I regret that I have not leisure to extend my obser- 

 vations to the whole of the species, nor to give those I do send somewhat 



