MARTES '"^TS 



9. Kenmaro, Kerry, Ire- E. Dodson (c). 94. 3. 27. 1. 



land. 



1. Kerrv. J. M. Gurney (p). 72. 1. 10. 1. 



1. Scotland. (McLcaij.) Hargitt Collectiou. 8G. 9. 9. 1. 

 St. Keswick, Cumberland, W. R. Wilson (c). 96. 11. 6. 1. 



England. 

 6. Cockermoutli, Cum- W. R. Wilson (c). 97. 1. 15. 1. 



berland. 



5. Pontrilas, Hereford- Mrs. St. John A. 85. G. 10. 1. 



shire. Matthews (p). 



6. Ludford Park, Here- H. J. Bailey (c & p). 0.2.23.1. 



fordshire. 



2. Wales (1828). Earl Cawdor (p). Gl. c. d. 

 2(5,19, Egersund, Stavanger, K. H. Schaanning 11.6.3.19-21. 



skulls. Norway. (c). 



2 skulls. Southern Germany. Dr. A. Giinther (c). 188i, 1299f. 



6. Bohemia. Lord 0. Russell 50. 12. 23. 1. 



(c & p). 



Martes MARTES LATiNORUM Barrett-Hamilton. 



1904. Mitstela martes latinorum Barrett-Hamilton, Ann. and Mag. Nat. 



Hist., 7th ser., xiii, p. 889, May, 1904 (Nurri Mountains, Sardinia). 

 1910. Mustela martes latinorum Trouessart, Faune Mamm. d'Europe, 



p. 72. 



Tyjye locallfi/. — Nurri Mountains, Sardinia. 



Geograi)liical distrihntkm. — Mediterranean region (Italy, Sar- 

 dinia, Balearic Lslands). 



Diagnonig. — Throat j^atch buft-yellow ; general colour lighter 

 than in true martes. 



Colour. — Upper parts a rather light brown, the longer hairs 

 between the raw-umber and mars-brown of Ridgway, the 

 general effect darker in certain lights, e.specially on posterior 

 half of body ; underfur a pale bluish grey, essentially as in true 

 martes, the tijas of the hairs ranging from pale wood-brown to 

 clear butf; face Isabella-colour streaked with whitish hairs, the 

 muzzle and lips between mars-brown and j^i'out-brown ; ear 

 edged with bufly drab ; tail like back at base, darker at tip ; 

 feet and legs washed with dark brown ; throat-patch varying 

 considerably, but as a rule approaching buff-yellow. 



Measurements. — Adult male from Porlezza, Como, Italy : 

 liead and body, 470; tail, 235; hind foot, 94:'6; ear from 

 meatus, 42. Adult female from San Cristobal, Minorca, Balearic 

 Islands : head and body, 430 ; tail, 230 ; hind foot, 87 ; ear 

 from meatus, 45. For cranial and dental measurements see 

 Tables, pp. 376, 378. 



Specimens examined. — Nineteen, from the following localities : — 

 Italy : Porlezza, Como, 11 (Ghidini) ; near Rome, 4 ; Milan, 1. 

 Sakdinia : Nurri Jlountaius, 1 (type). 

 Spain : Maucor, Majorca, Balearic Islands, 1 ; San Cristobal, Minorca, 1. 



Itemarlcs. — The status of this form is very unsatisfactory. So 

 fai- as can be judged from flu- few specimens examined there is 



