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12. Meles taxus. 



Is a common resident throughout Turkestan, except in the 

 highest mountains. I have never found it beyond an elevation 

 of from 7000 to 8000 feet. 



13. FcBtorius putorius^ var. Eversmanni. 



Is common throughout Turkestan, with the exception of 

 the south-western district, where it does not occur at all. It 

 hardly ever goes beyond 3000 to 4000 feet in the hills, keeping- 

 more to the lower localities. 



14. Fwtorius alpinus. 



I met with it about the Upper Narin, at an elevation of 

 about 9000 feet. 



15. Foetorms ermineus. 



Is a common resident, and is found throughout Turkestan ; 

 I have not observed it, however, in the south-western portion. 

 It occurs at high altitudes, even at the summits of some of 

 the highest mountain-chains. 



16. Foetorms gale. 



Inhabits the Karatau and Thian-Shan mountains and the 

 neighbourhood of the Syr-Darja. 



17. Mustela foina. 



Is a resident throughout Turkestan, and inhabits the hills 

 at a height of from 4000 to 8000 feet above the sea all the 

 year round, but in winter some individuals descend even 

 lower. 



18. Mustela intermedia^ n. sp. 



Inhabits the eastern portion of Turkestan, viz. the basin of 

 the rivers Chu, Tallas, Narin, &c. It does not ascend high in 

 the mountains, only up to about 9000 feet, and has never been 

 seen by me below 4000 feet above the sea. It probably occurs 

 also in the north-western part of Turkestan, which, however, 

 I cannot state with certainty. (See below.) 



19. Mustela martes. 



Is found exactly in the same localities as the foregoing- 

 species, except the south-eastern parts of Turkestan, where 

 its occun-ence is rather doubtful. 



