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CARNIVORA 



dinavia to northern Spain and the Mediterranean coast, 

 westward to Great Britain ; eastern Hmit of range not known. 



Diagnosis. — Underfur bufFy grey or pale buff, rarely if ever 

 decidedly yellow. 



Measuronents. — Two adult males from Aberystwyth, Cardigan- 

 shire : head and body, 403 and 415; tail, 163 and 190; hind 

 foot, 61 and 62 ; ear from meatus, 27 and 30. Adult female 

 from the same locality: head and body, 360; tail, 140; hind 

 foot, 53 ; ear from meatus, 23. Two adult males from Ingelheim, 

 Rheinhessen, C4ermany : head and body, 400 and 440; tail, 160 

 and 170; hind foot, 63 '6 and 65; ear from meatus, 30 and 31. 

 Adult female from the same locality : head and body, 348 ; 

 tail, 132; hind foot, 51-4; ear from meatus, 26. Adult male 

 from Teufen, Ajjpenzell, Switzerland (type of mmiium Barrett- 

 Hamilton) : head and body, 408 ; tail, 145 ; hind foot, 61 ; ear 

 from meatus, 25. Adult male from Merse, Siena, Italy : head 

 and body, 420; tail, 150; hind foot, 63. For cranial measure- 

 ments see Table, p. 426. 



Specimens examined. — Sixty-seven, from the following localities : — 



Scotland : Glencassley, Sutherlandshire, 1 ; no exact locality, S. 



England: No exact locality, 2; Oundle, Northamptonshire, 1; BuUnose 

 Coppice, Northamptonshire, 1 ; Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, 1 ; Swaffam Fen, 

 Cambridgeshire, 1 ; Cardiganshire, G ; Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, 6. 



Sweden : No exact locality, 1 (skull ; U.S.N.IM.) ; Slsane, 1 (Stockholm). 



France : Scientrier, Haute-Savoie, '2 (IMottaz). 



Ctermany: Ingelheim, Rheinhessen, 6; Ummerstadt, Thiiringen, 9; 

 ilagdeburg, Saxony, 2 ; Marxheim, Bavaria, 1 ; Niesky, Silesia, 1. 



Switzerland : Teufen, Appenzell, 1 (type of maniuni Barrett-Hamilton) ; 

 St. Gallen, 2; Urmisch, St. Gallen, 1 (U.S.N.M.) ; Bedano, Ticino, 1 

 (U.S.N.M.). 



Italy : Near Florence, 3 (B.M. and Mottaz) ; ]Merse, Siena, 1 ; Rome, 1 : 

 Viterbo, Rome, 5. 



Spain : Near Burgos, 1 ; Palacios de la Sierra, Burgos, 1. 



Roiiarl-s. — The Swiss form, to which the name mnninin has 

 been given, appears to be identical with true Miistcla iiutorhm.* 



6. CHencassley, Suther- Mrs. Flower (p). 92. 10. 21. 2. 

 landshire, Scotland. 



i, ?, G juv. Scotland. Purchased (Rowland Not registered. 



St. Ward). 



1. Oundle, Northampton- Lord Lilford (p). 94.6.11.4. 



shire, England. 



?. Swaffam Fen, Cam- R. Metcalfe (p). 11. 1. 3. 397. 

 bridgeshire. 



6 St. Aberystwyth, Cardi- Hon. N. C. Roths- 0. 10. 12. 1. 



ganshire, Wales. child (p). 



^, 2 9 St. .\bervstwvth. Hon. N. C. Roths- 1.5.22.5 7. 



child (p). 



* The names Piitorius ti/pus P. Cuvier and P. communis G. Cuvjer 

 mentioned by Trouessart as synonyms of M. pyforiux I have been unable 

 to verify. 



