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MAMMALS OF KASHMIR— TRUE. 



molar with four external and four internal angles. The first external 

 angle as long as the others — not shorter, as in A. blanfordi. In the 

 posterior lower molar the middle external and internal angles alternate, 

 and the space between them is, therefore, not lozenge-shaped. 



Dimensions of the hody. 



Measurements. 



Head and body * 



Tail-vertebras 



Tail, with terminal jiencil '■ 



Ear from the oritice 



Hind foot, without claw.. 



2U145 

 35508' '^' 

 Central 

 Kashmir. 



Inches. 



3.625 



1.15 



1.25 



.45 



.71 



■ The.se measurements were made on the fresh specimen l)y Dr. AbV)ot( . 

 Dimensions of the skull. 



Measurements. 



Total length 



Zygomatic breadth 



Length of nasals 



Length of superior molar crowns 



35508 , • 

 201 45 

 Central 

 Kashmir. 



Locality. — Central Kashmir, 11,000 feet. 



This species resembles Arvicola roylei, but differs in the form of the 

 teeth. The color is paler than in A. roylei, and the ears are longer, 

 though not overtopping the fur. 



Dr. Abbott notes that the single specimen obtained was cauglit in a 

 tent on October 4:, snow being on the ground at the time. 



Central Ka.shmir, October 4, 1891. 



20145 

 35508' 



Male. 



Type. 



ARVICOLA ALBICAUDA, new species. 



Similar to A. hlanfordi in size and color, but with a shorter, entirely, 

 white tail. Dentition like that of A. roylei. 



Ears visible in the fur. Thumb with a rudimentary claw. Tail two- 

 fifths the length of the head and body, densely clothed with rather long- 

 hairs. Posterior portion of soles densely hairy. Fur on the back, 15 

 mm. long. 



Color above, pale reddish gray, the hairs dark plumbeous at the base, 

 with a subterminal ring of pale yellow, and brown tips. The peculiar 

 pale tint of the back is produced by the mingling of these three colors. 

 Ears clothed with long hairs; those of the margin pale orange-brown. 

 Upper lip and all under surfaces pure white; the hairs gray in the lower 

 half. Fore and hind feet and tail pure white, the hairs white to the base. 



