262 On a new Mink-like Mustela from Java. 
of almost uniform otter-brown coloration above and below. 
Soles very hairy. Fur short, hairs of back about 6 mm. in 
length, the longer hairs quite glossy, as in the mink, 
Colour.x—Above almost uniform brown (darker than 
“* Mars-brown” of Ridgway), sparsely interspersed with 
white hairs, which may be accidental; tail with a somewhat 
golden tinge, and a faint indication of a dark tip; conch of 
ears with golden hairs. Beneath somewhat lighter, nearest 
to “ Prout’s brown” of Ridgway ; lips, chin, and interramia 
white. 
Skull—That of a typical weasel, the profile of the rostrum 
somewhat convex, not specially flattened; the bulla large, 
flattened, quadrate, not triangular in outline, their inner 
margins nearly parallel. Mastoid ridges prominent. Inter- 
pteryg goid space truncate, not rounded at the anterior extre- 
mity. ‘Teeth with no special peculiarities. Posterior upper 
molar dumbbell-shaped. 
Dimensions.—Head and body (dry skin) 360 mm.; tail 180; 
hind foot 50, 
Skull: total length 58:5; basal length 53°8; condylo- 
basilar length 58 ; palatal length 26; rostral breadth (behind 
canine) 12°33; interorbital breadth 11°8; zygomatic breadth 
30; mastoid breadth 26°5 ; maxillary tooth-row (including 
canine) 16°5; mandible from symphysis to most posterior 
point of condyle 32°8. 
Specimens examined.—One, the type. 
Remarks.—This specimen was shot by a Dyak collector 
while it was engaged in killing a Lariscus instgnis javana. 
In colour it presents an extraordinary resemblance to a young 
otter, and on this account was unfortunately not measured in 
the flesh. The species would appear to be allied to MZ. sub- 
hemachalana, Hodgs., known from Sikkim and Nepal at high 
elevations, and also recorded from near Bhamo and the 
Karin Hills*, but differs by its much darker colour, in 
which respect it is so like a Huropean. mink (Mustela lu- 
ireola) as only to differ by the golden tinge of the hairs of 
the ears and tail. The fur is not so long as in that animal, 
nor the tail so bushy, as is only natural in a tropical climate ; 
but otherwise, apart from the skull, there is very little to 
distinguish the two. 
* Thomas, Ann. Mus. Ciy. Gen. xli. p. 919 (1892). 
