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border of ears, and inside of thighs whitish ; in some 

 instances a white spot on each side of the throat. 



The following three forms have been recognised as 

 distinct : — 



A. Size larger ; feet and hoofs large. 



a. Ears coloured like back M. m. moschiferus . 



b. Ears largely or wholly black externally M. m. sif aniens. 



B. Size smaller ; feet and hoofs small M. m. parvipes. 



A.— Moschus moschifepus moschiferus. 



Moschus sibiricus, Pallas, 8'picil. Zool. fasc. xiii, p. 29, 1780 ; Gray, 



Cat. TJngulata Brit. Mzis. p. 243, 1852 ; Gerrard. Cat. Bones 



Mamm. Brit. Mits. p. 269, 1862. 

 Moschus altaicus, Eschsclwltz, Isis, 1830, p. 606. 

 Moschus moschiferus altaicus, Brandt, Medicin. Zool. vol. ii, p. 347, 



1833. 

 Moschus chrysogaster, Hodgson, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. viii, 



p. 203, 1839 ; Gray, Cat. Ungulata Brit. Mus. p. 245, 1852, Cat. 



Ruminants Brit. Mus. p. 97, 1872 ; Gerrard, Cat. Bones Mamm. 



Brit. Mus. p. 269, 1862. 

 Moschus leucogaster, Hodgso)i, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. viii, 



p. 203, 1839; Gi-ay, Cat. Ungulata Brit. Mus. p. 245, 1852, 



Cat. Ruminants Brit. Mus. p. 96, 1872. 

 Moschus saturatus, Hodgson, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. viii, 



p. 203, 1839. 

 Odontodorcas moschiferus, Gistel, Naturgesch. Thierreichs, p. 82, 



1848. 

 Moschus moschiferus isificisitus, Milne-Edivards, Ann, Set. Nat., Zool. 



ser. 5, vol. ii, p. 119, 1864 ; Gray, Cat. Ruminants Brit. Mus. 



p. 96, 1872. 

 Moschus moschiferus maculatus, Milne-Edwards, Ann. Sci. Nat., Zool. 



ser. 5, vol. ii, p. 120, 1864 ; Gray, Cat. Riiminants Brit. Mus. 



p. 96, 1872. 

 Moschus moschiferus gotlco\ox, Milne-Edwards, Ann. Sci. Nat., Zool. 



ser. 5, vol. ii, p. 121, 1864 ; Gray, Cat. Ruminants Brit. Mus. 



p. 96, 1872. 



Typical locality " Tatary, approaching China." 

 General characters those of the species ; ears relatively 

 short, coloured externally like back. Even in the Himalayan 

 area considerable individual or local variations in colour are 

 noticeable ; some examples being paler than ordinary, while 

 others tend to the development of a yellowish tinge, especially 

 on the under-parts, and yet otliers to l;)lackish. 



The name M. m. chrysogaster is available for the Himalayan 

 form, if, as is probable, this proves to be a distinct race. 

 Allen suggested that the Siberian form might be known as 



