250° MaAmMALIA OF INDIA. 
No. 389. ARVICOLA WYNNEI. 
The Murree Vole, 
Native Name.—<Xaznees. 
Hapitat.—Northern Himalayas ; Murree. 
DescriptTion.—Dark brown above, with a slight greyish tinge ; head 
rufescent, and under-parts pale brown ; tail dark brown ; ears short and 
rounded, hidden by the fur; fore-feet rather large; thumb small, with a 
short claw ; incisors orange. 
SizE.—Head and body, about 4? inches ; tail 14 inch. 
No. 390. ARVICOLA ROYLEI. 
The Cashmere Vole (Jerdon’s No. 202). 
Hapitat.—Kashmir ; Kunawur near Chini at 12,000 feet. 
DESCRIPTION.—Yellowish-brown,: with a rufous tint on the back, 
paler below; tail brown above, whitish underneath; feet concolorous 
with the under-part; ears small, hairy and nearly hidden by the fur ; 
incisors yellow in front. 
S1ze.—Head and body, 3? inches ; tail, 1,3, inch. 
Jerdon states he got this vole at Kunawur, near Chini, again on the 
south side of the Barendo pass, and also in the Pir Punjal. 
No. 391. ARVICOLA BLANFORDI. 
The Gilgit Vole. 
Hasirat.—Kashmir territory; Gilgit, at an elevation of 9000 to 
10,000 feet. . 
DescrIPTION. — Light greyish-brown above, slightly tinged with 
rufous; greyish-white underneath; fur soft, the basal three-fourths 
being slaty grey, the rest fawn colour, in some instances with black tips, 
the hairs of the under-parts being white tipped ; ears moderately large, 
well above the fur, hairy; very long whiskers, chiefly white, a few 
brown ; feet whitish, moderate size; tail cylindrical, not tapering, and 
well clad with hair, which project about a fifth of an inch beyond the 
end of the vertebree. 
S1zr.—Head and body, about 4% inches ; tail, 2 inches. 
This vole was described by Dr. J. Scully in the ‘ Annals and Maga- 
zine of Natural History,’ for November, 1880, vol. vi., and he named 
it after Mr. W. T. Blanford. It is said to be common on the mountains 
around Gilgit. 
