FF.LIDJ5. MELES. 99 



TAXIDEA. 



Teeth : — Incisors jjj| ; Canines |^-j ; Premolars ^ ; Molars ~ ;=34. 



The Bkaibo or Lacyotl. Taxidea labradoria. 



Waterh., Trans. Zool. Soc. ii. p. 348. pi. 59 (skull). — Baird, Mannu. 

 N. America, p. 202. pi. 39. fig. 2 (upper jaw), 1859. 



*a. Skull. N. America. Presented by J. Gould, Esq. 



6. Skull : young. N. America. From the Zoological Society's Col- 

 lection. 



*<j. Skull. Texas. — Taxidea berlandieri, Baird, Mamm. N. America, 

 p. 205. pi. 39. fig. 1 a-e (skuU), 1859. 



d. Skull. From the Zoological Society's Collection. — The specimen 

 figured in the Trans. Zool. Soc. ii. 



MELES. 

 Teeth : — Incisors ?=? ; Canines !4 ; Premolars 2=? ; Molars l ~ ; =36. 



3-3 1 — 1 4—4 2—2 



The Badger. Meles taxus. 



Blainr., Ost. G. Subursus, pi. 2 (skeleton), pi. G (skull). — Pander et 

 (P Alton, Vergleichende Osteologie, pi. 7 (skeleton). — Blasius, Faun. 

 Wirb. Deutschl. p. 203. figs. 117, 118 (skull). 



Blaireau, Buffon, Hist. Nat. vii. p. 104. pi. 10 (skeleton). 



Cervical vertebras 7 



Dorsal 15 



Lumbar 5 



Sacral 3 



Caudal 16 



a. Skeleton. 



{,. Skull. 



<•. Skull : young. England. 



d, e. Skulls. From the Zoological Society's Collection. 



f. Bones of body. 



g. Skull. From Mr. Argent's Collection. 



/;-/. Skulls. From the Zoological Society's Collection. 



m. Skull: male. Silesia. From Dr. A. Gunther's Collection. 



The Tampha. Meles leucura. 

 a. Skull. Bhote Plains. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



The Japan Badger. Meles anakum. 



Temm., Fauna Japonica, tab. 6. tigs. 2-0 (skull). 



*a. Skull. Japan. From Mr. Frank's Collection. 



n 2 



