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that any determination based on scanty material is all but worth- 

 less. The specimens at hand, however, may be tentatively disposed 

 of as follows : 



VULPES VULPES subspecies 



There is in the National Museum a single skin without skull of a 

 red fox of the usual vulpes type and rather small which is said to 

 be from Korea. Subspecific allocation is impracticable. 



VULPES VULPES MONTANUS (Pearson) 



Canis v-ulpes montanus Pearson, Journ. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, vol. 5, 1836, p. 313. 



Four trade skins without skulls purchased in the vicinity of the 

 China-Tibet boundary had best be referred to this race. One of them 

 especially is very similar to Kashmir skins; the sides are pale and 

 the pelage considerably worn. 



VULPES VULPES AURANTIOLUTEUS Matdchie 



Vulpcs aurantiGliiteus Matschie, Wissens. Erg. Expeil. Filchuer China und 

 Tibet, vol. 10, pt. 1, 1908, p. 168 (bought in Tatsienlu, Szechwan, China). 



Speoitnens. — Two; from Suifu, Szechwan, and Minshan Moun- 

 tains, Kansu. Without having the material to pass upon th© validity 

 of this form, these two specimens are referred to it. The one from 

 Kansu, taken in August and much paler than the other, is con- 

 siderably paler upon the sides and is presumed to be an immature. 



Genus CUON Hodgson 



CUON PRIMAEVUS (Hodgson) 



Canl.-i in-iniapriis Hodgson, As. Res., vol. 18, 1833, p. 221 (mi'ldle region of 

 Nepal, India). 



Specimen. — One from Tseojiakeo, Szechwan. 



This example is very red, like the wild dog of India rather than 

 like the lighter duhhunensis of the Himalayas and it seems as though 

 it should certainly be distinct. However, there is no comparative 

 material at hand. 



Family MUSTELIDAE 



Genus CHARRONIA Gray 



Until 1918 there was no known character for satisfactorily dif- 

 ferentiating this group of martens generically, but in that year 

 Pocock indicated characters of the baculum which arc entirely 

 sufficient for this purpose. 



CHARRONM FLAVIGULA BOREALIS (Radde) 



{Mustela flaviyula) varirtas horcalix Raddk. Rinse Suden Ost -Sib., vol. 1, 

 1862, p. 23 (Amur, Siberia). 



