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basal two-thirds are slaty grey. There is a broad white supercilium in 
front, joining the white area of the sides of the face, so that the brown 
of the nose is reduced to a rather narrow band ; ears almost naked, a 
few short whitish hairs near the edge only ; whiskers nearly all white ; 
a few of the upper hairs brown near the base; feet white above, naked 
beneath, tail light brown above, whitish beneath; towards the end a 
band of darker brown hairs runs along the upper portion, those at the 
end lengthened; but there is a less marked tuft than usual, and there 
are no black hairs at the end (Blanford’s ‘ Eastern Persia,’ vol. il. 
p. 72, with plate). 
S1zE.—Head and body, 2°6 inches ; tail, exclusive of hair, 4°5 inches ; 
hair, 0°55 inches. 
This curious little animal was first found and named by Mr. W. T. 
Blanford, who obtained two specimens, with others of G. Hurriane, in 
a large area of ground that was flooded. He at first supposed them to 
be the young of G. Zndicus, but found on subsequent examination that 
they were full grown. 
SUB-FAMILY PHLG@MYIN&. 
Incisors broad ; molars divided into transverse laminz ; infra-orbital 
opening typical ; claws large. 
GENUS NESOKIA. 
Muzzle blunt; ears moderate; claws long; fur rather harsh ; tail 
short, scaly, sparsely haired ; palate narrow ; incisive foramina. short ; 
auditory bullz rather small; incisors broad; first molars with three 
laminee, the rest with only two.— Aston. 
There has been some confusion regarding the species of this genus. 
Jerdon, in his ‘Mammals of India, gives only two, including Arvicola 
Indica and Mus kok of Gray, JZus providens of Elliot, and JZus pyctoris 
of Hodgson, under JVesokia Jndica, and classifying Wesokia Huttoni with 
NV. Hardwickii ; but Dr. Anderson, after a most careful examination of 
specimens from all parts of India, has proved the distinctness of JZus 
providens vel kok from the species called by Jerdon Wesokia Lndica, which, 
being a synonym of WV. Hardwickii, he has now renamed ALus (LVesokia) 
Blythianus (sée ‘Jour. As. Soc. Beng.’ 1878, vol. xlvii. pt. 1.), and 
Mr. Blanford had clearly demonstrated that WV. Hwftoni is a distinct 
species from VV. Hardwickii (‘ Zool. of Persia,’ vol. ii. p. 59). 
