new Subspecies of Spalax monticola. 319 
visible in two out of thirteen skulls examined by Méhely, and _ 
I have seen it in several of the topotypical skulls in the 
British Museum ; not visible in cilécicus). 
Mandible.—The angular process is more specialized than in 
cilicicus or anatolicus ; in cilicicus it is not reduced, but agrees 
in form with that of S. ehrenberg?; in anatolicus it is a little 
reduced, although the angulus anterior is still prominent ; in 
captorum the angulus anterior is obsolete, the angulus poste- 
rior approximated to the alveolar process of the incisor. The 
alveolar length of the jaw is about equal to, or rather shorter 
than, the condylar length, instead of being somewhat longer 
as in anatolicus and cilictcus. 
Dentition—Incisors : in the young specimen the incisors 
are white, a tinge of faint yellow appearing towards the 
alveolus ; they are stained yellow in the adults ; in the upper 
incisors dirt collects along the middle of the anterior face, 
forming a streak which indicates the presence of a slight 
groove ; in the lower incisors there is a distinct median 
vestigial groove, but no trace of ribs. In these respects the 
new form agrees with celicicus. 
Cheek-teeth.—The patterns of the worn molars and their 
roots and alveoli are exactly as in anatolicus. Some slight 
differences are observable in the youngest stage of wear 
available. In this “1 has one lingual fold and two labial 
folds, there being no trace at all of the posterior or third labial 
fold found in young teeth of anatolicus (cf. Méhely, Taf. viii. 
fig. 1) ; the anterior lobe of the tooth is formed by two cusps 
—a large inner and a smaller outer,—which are separated 
anteriorly by an ephemeral sulcus. Of the three islets 
present in the adult tooth, the posterior labial derived from 
the second labial fold is the last to close. In ™? the anterior 
islet is developed from the deepest part of the lingual fold, as 
in S. ehrenberg?, and not from a --shaped labial fold, as in 
anatolicus. In the lower jaw the young 777 is closely similar 
to Méhely’s fig. 19 of Taf. viil., but the “accessory ”’ islet 
stands in more obvious relation with the outer branch of the 
anterior lingual fold than in the figure cited; 773 has only one 
lingual fold in addition to the labial fold, the posterior lingual 
fold seen in the young x3 of anatolicus being absent. 
Remarks.—Captain Phillips and Captain Patmore were 
among the unfortunate men captured by the Turks at the fall 
of Kut. During their captivity they found great solace in 
their love for natural history. Devising their own traps and 
other apparatus, they managed in the face of great difficulties 
and hardships to make a very respectable collection of 
mammals, thus proving once again that ability is the only 
indispensable equipment. On their return to this country 
they presented their collection to the British Museum. 
