542 



RODENTIA 



Measurements. — Adult male from Vestervig, Denmark : head 

 and body, 65; tail, 87 ; hind foot, 16*4 ;^eai- from meatus, 10' 6. 

 For cranial measurements see Table, p. 541. 



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

 Austria-Hungary : Zuberec', northern Hungary, 2 ; Tatra Mts., 

 nortliern Hungary, 2. 



Denmark : Vestervig, Thy, 1. 



Remarl's. — Until it is possible to compare the two European 

 species of Sicista with authentic specimens of the Asiatic forms 

 named by Pallas it seems preferable to use the names trizona and 

 loriger, the status of which admits of no doubt. 



2. Zuborec, Hungary. Budapest Museum (e). 94. 3. 1. 73-74. 



1 al. Tatra ]Mount dns. Zoological Society. 87. 1. 4. 1. 



1 al. Tatra Mountains. Dr. R. Collett (p). 91. 1. 21. 3. 



1 al. Vestervig, Thy, Den- Copenliageu IMuseum (e). 88. 1. 9. 1. 

 mark. 



Family HYSTRICID^l 



1821. Hystrid;f Gray. London Med. Repos., xv, p. 304, April 1, 1821. 

 1831. Hystricidn' Burnett, Quart. Journ. Sci. Lit. and Art, xxviii, 1829, 

 'p. 350, 1830. 



Geographical disirilutiioii.. — Warmer poi'tions of the Old 

 World, Madagascar, Australia and the outer portions of the 

 Malay Archipelago excepted. In Euroj^e eontined to the 

 Mediterranean region. 



Characters. — Middle portion of zygoma formed exclusively by 

 the large jugal bone which does not come in contact with 

 lachrymal ; anteorbital foramen lai'ge, without secondary canal ; 

 mandible with angular part arising from outer side of alveolus 

 of incisor ; frontal region of skull inflated (especially in genus 

 occurring in Europe) ; clavicle incomplete : tibia and fibula 

 distinct ; teeth hypsodont, incompletely rooted ; body heavy, 

 covered with long (juills. 



Memarhs. — The family i///.s//-/c/'?»' contains four or five genera, 

 one of which reaches the Mediterranean region of Europe. 



Genus HYSTRIX Linnajus. 



1758. Hijstrix Linnsus, Syst. Nat., i, 10th ed., p. 56 (criatatu by tautonymy). 

 1798. Hixtrix Cuvier, Tabl. Element, de I'Hist. Nat. der Anim., p. 170 



(Modification of Hystrix). 

 186G. OJduceplialiis Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, p. 308 {Acanfhiun 



ciivieri Gray). 



Type species. — Hysiri-r cristata Linna'us. 



Geograpliicnl disfrihiition. — Afiica and locally in JNIediter- 

 ranean region of Europe. 



Characters. — Inflation of facial region of skull maxinium fin- 

 the family, the contrast between depth at front of tooth-row and 

 that behind alveolus of incisor \ ery conspicuous ; nasal bones 



