98 Mr. J. A. Murray on the 



lent state of preservation ; each specimen has been carefully 

 labelled, giving the date, year, and localities of capture, the 

 latter being chiefly Bushire, Tanjistan, and Charbagh, near 

 Bushire. 



Among Mammals there is nothing new, but a few species, 

 of the occurrence of which Mr. Blanford seemed to doubt and 

 which are comprised in the collection, are noted below. 



1. RMnolophus ferrum-equinum, Schreb. 

 Rhinolophusferrum-equinum, Schreb., Blf. E. Pers. ii. p. 19. 

 \S'- Bushire, 26. 11. 83. 



2. Ursus tliihetanus^ F. Cuv. 



Ursus, sp. ?, Blf, E. Pers. p. 47. 



Vrsus yedrosianm, Blf. J. A. S. B. xlvi. pt. 2, p. 317 ; P. A. S. B. 1870, 

 p. 4. 



Mr. Blanford records this from Beloochistan, on the assu- 

 rance of the natives of the country. Major Mockler very 

 kindly procured for me three skins with skulls of the animal 

 inhabiting the Beloochistan hills. These with two other skins 

 from the Sind hills were those of Ursus thibetanus. There 

 is now a live specimen in the Kurrachee Zoological Gardens, 

 from the Sind hills. 



3. Deljihinus plumheus, Duss. 



Not recorded in Zool. E. Pers. The Kurrachee Museum 

 has two skulls from Lingah. 



4. Dipus Blanfordi^ sp. nov. 

 Dipus macvotarsuH ?, Wag-uer, Blf. E. Pers. p. 74. 



1 (^ , 1 ? adult (pregnant) , and two adolescent : Bushire, 

 July 1882. 



Four juv. : Tangak, May 1877. 



One adolescent, Tanjistan, June 1877. 



These agree in every particular with Mr. Blanford's de- 

 scription. The long black tuft of hair beneath the hind feet 

 is very characteristic, also the broad whitish band across the 

 upper part of the thigh and the rufescent fawn thigh-patch. 

 These ditlcrcnces being constant, the Persian form must be 

 considered distinct ; and Mr. Blanford having first character- 

 ized the species, I have much pleasure in associating his name 

 with it. 



I must, however, add the following particulars to the de- 

 scription given by Mr. Blanford : — Mammae 8 — one pair 

 under the throat in front of the fore legs, one pair behind 



