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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. 



Measurements. — ^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, 

 Rhei'nhessen, Germany : head and body, 400 and 440 ; tail, 1 60 

 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, Appenzell, Switzerland (tyjae of manium 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, Sutherlaudshire, 1 ; no exact locality, 8. 



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

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

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



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



France: Scientrier, Haute-Savoie, 2 (Mottaz). 



Gekmany : Ingelheim, Rheinhesscn, 6; Ummerstadt, Thiiringen, 9; 

 Magdeburg, Saxony, 2 ; Marxhcim, Bavaria, 1 ; Niesky, Silesia, 1. 



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

 St. Gallen, 2; Urniisch, 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. 



JRemarJcs. — ^The Swiss form, to which the name manium has 

 been given, appears to be identical with true Mustela j^utorins.* 



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



landshire, Scotland. 



6, 9, 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. 

 gaushire, Wales. child (p). 



c5, 2 9 St. Aberystwvth. Hon. N. C. Roths- 1.5.22.5-7. 



child (p). 



* The names Putorius typiis P. Cuvier and P. communis G. Cuvier 

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

 to verify. 



