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JIELINID-E. 



the specimens sent by Dr. Hartland from Hongkong and by Mr. 

 Consul Bwinboc from Amoy. 



I may observe that when Dr. Hartland's specimen was sent it was 

 regarded as a young Arctonyx coUaris. 



Fig. 20. 



Side view of skull of Meles chinensis. 



I cannot see any appreciable difference between the skull of 

 Meles leucurus from Thibet, given to the Museum by Mr. Hodgson, 

 and the skull of the M. chinensis, sent with the skin from Amoy. 

 Dr. Hartland's specimen is very young, but it agrees with the other 

 two skulls in aU particulars. 



The following are the measurements of the skulls of the four 

 species of Meles in the British Museum : — 



Length, entire 



from nose to front of orbit 



of zygomatic arch 



of lower jaw 



Width of nose in front of line of orbi- 

 tal apertures 



at back part of zygomatic arch 



of occipital end 



■ of forehead between orbits 



in. lin. 



4 9 



1 9 



2 6 



3 4 



1 3 



3 



1 10 



1 2 



M. ana- 

 kuma. 



in. lin. 



4 8? 



1 6 



2 

 2 9 



1 



2 7 

 2 

 11 



in. lin. 



4 9 



1 8 



2 2 



3 



1 



2 8 

 2 2 

 1 



in. lin. 



4 4 



1 4i 



2 1 

 2 10 



10 



2 5 



2 



10 



