122 Mr. G. A. Boulenjrer on 



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Vulpes V uf pes palcest ilia, subsp. n. 



A f^reyLsh fox, much greyer than the rufous foxes of 

 Egypt. 



The body broadly greyish along the sides, the grey even 

 in some cases extending on the back to the nearly complete 

 suppression of the rufous. Under surface variable, buffy or 

 whitish, with blackish bases to the hairs. Backs of ears 

 deep black. Sides of neck, shoulders, and hips all greyish, 

 the hairs with whitish subterminal rings. Fore legs greyish 

 rufous, varying to fulvous, feet pale fulvous. Hind legs also 

 smoky greyish, the upper surface of the feet buffy, rarely 

 fulvous, their inner sitles paler. Tail above buflPy washed 

 with blackish, the tip prominently white. 



Skull rather smaller than in V. v. anatolicay about as in 

 (pgjiptiaca. 



Dimensions of the type (measured on the skin) : — 



Head and body 610 mm. ; tail 330; hind foot 123. 



Skull: greatest length 125'5; condylo-basal length 123 ; 

 zygomatic breadth G6*3 ; nasals 43'5 ; iuterorbital breadth 

 23*2 ; breadth across postorbital processes 31 ; breadth of 

 brain-case -li'O ; height of brain-case from between bulla3 3«S ; 

 palatal length &2 ; length of// on outer edge 12*2 ; combined 

 length of 7h' and /n^ 13".5 ; breadth of 7/i^ 11"4. 



Hub. Palestine. Type from Ramleh, near Jaffa. Other 

 specimens from Mt. Lebanon. 



Type. Adult female. B.M. no. 10. 4. 11. 8. Collected 

 November 1918, and presented by Major Maurice Portal. 



The Palestine fox, although it no doubt grades southwards 

 into that of Egy])t (F. v. (cgyptiaca, Sonnini), is on the 

 average so very mucli greyer, especially on the sides and 

 limbs, that it should apparently have a S])ecial subspecilic 

 name. Besides the specimen from Ramleh sent home by 

 Major Portal, the Museum possesses three others from 

 Mt. Lebanon, presented in 1894 by Mr. Saleem Baroo.ly. 



XL — D'scriptlons of Two new Fror/s from Brazil. 

 By G. A. BouLKNGER, F.R.S., F.Z.S. 



(Published by peroiUsioa of the Trustees of the British Museum.) 



The frogs here described form part of a collection made hy 

 Prof. J. P. Hill, F.U.S., at or near Theresopolis during the 

 Percy Sladen Expedition to Brazil in 1913, and the types 

 have been presented to the British Museum by the Trustees 

 of the Percy Sladen Fund. 



