68 MUSTELID.E. 



Genus HELICTIS. 



240. Helictis subaurantiaca, Swinhoe. Orange-bellied He- 



lictis. 



Hob. China. 



a. Purchased, Nov. 26, 1874. See P. Z. S. 1874, p. 666. 



Genus MELES. 



241 . Meles taxus (Schreb.) . Common Badger. 

 Hob. British Islands. 



a. Male. Presented by J. H. Thrupp, Esq., May 22, 1860. 



b. Female. Presented by the Duke of Richmond, April 22, 



1862. 



c. Female. Presented by John Boswell, Esq., Dec. 9, 1863. 



d. Presented by Lord Garvagh, F.Z.S., March 4, 1865. 



e. Presented by Henry Elwes, Esq., F.Z.S., Jan. 8, 1867. 

 f-h. Presented by J. G. Topham, Esq., March 29, 1868. 



[ i. Presented by W. H. Allies, Esq., F.Z.S., July 17, 1868. 

 j. Presented by the Lord Willoughby d'Eresby, Apr. 23, 1869. 

 fc. Deposited, Dec. 29, 1869. 

 1. Male. Presented by J. B. Green, Esq., Oct. 11, 1870. 



242. Meles ankuma, Temm. Sand-Badger. 



Hab. Japan. 



v_ 



, b. Purchased, June 1, 1865. See P. Z. S. 1865, p. 466. 

 c, d. Presented by the Hon. Lieut. A. C. Littleton, Oct. 26, 

 1873. See P. Z. S. 1873, p. 761. 



243. Meles leptorhynchus , A. Milne-Edwards. Sharp-nosed 



Badger. 



Hab. China. 



a. Presented by E. Swinhoe, Esq., F.Z.S., Nov. 13, 1873. 

 See P. Z. S. 1873, p. 762. 



Genus ARCTONYX. 



24 i. Arctonyx collaris, Hodgs. Indian Badger. 

 Hab. Assam. 



a. Presented by Dr. J. Anderson, C.M.Z.S., Aug. 6, 1867. 



See P. Z. S. 1867, p. 821. From Tavoy. 



b. Male. Presented by Lieut. -Col. Hildebrand, Dec. 11, 1872. 



See P. Z. S. 1872, p. 1. 



