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vi.siblo in two out of thirteen skulls examined hy Mehely, and 

 I have seen it in several of the topotypical skulls in the 

 British Museum ; not visible in cilicicua). 



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. ehrenberyi ] in anatolicus it is a little 

 reduced, although the angulus anterior is still prominent ; in 

 captorum the angulus anterior is obsolete, the anguhis poste- 

 rior approximated to the alveolar process of the incisor. Tho 

 alveohir length of the jaw is about equal to, or ratiier shorter 

 flian, tho condylar length, instead of being somewhat longer 

 as in anatolicus and cilicicus. 



Dentition. — Incisors : in the young specimen the incisors 

 lire white, a tinge of faint yellow appearing towards the 

 alveolus ; they are stained yellow in the adults ; in the upper 

 incisors dirt collects alon^g the middle of the anterior face, 

 forming a streak which indicates the presence of a slight 

 grouve ; in the lower incisors there is a distinct median 

 vi'.-^tigial groove, but no trace of ribs. In these respects tho 

 new form agrees with cilicicus. 



Cheek-teeth. — The patterns of the worn molars and their 

 roots and alveoli are exactly as in anatolicus. Some slight 

 (hrtt rences are observable in the youngest stage of wear 

 iivailable. In this 2i:J has one lingual fold and two lal)iul 

 folds, there being no trace at all of the ])osterior or third labial 

 fold found in young teeth of anatolicus [cf. Mehely, Taf. viii. 

 tig. 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 

 tiie second labial fold is tlie last to close. In '1:3 the anterior 

 islet is developed from the deepest part of the lingual fold, as 

 in S. ehrenherfji, and not from a h-shaped labial fold, as in 

 anatolicus. In the lower jaw the young ,^ is closely similar 

 to Mehely's fig. 19 of Taf. viii., but the "accessory" islet 

 .stands in more obvious relation with the outer branch of the 

 anterior lingual fold than in the figure cited; ';~^ has only one 

 lingual fold in addition to the labial fold, the posterior lingual 

 fold seen in the young ^^ of anatolicus being absent. 



Remarks. — Captain Phillips and Captain Patmore were 

 among the unfortunate men caj;turtd by the Turks at the fall 

 of Kut. During their ca|)tivity they found great solace in 

 their love for naiural hintory. Devising their own traps und 

 other apparatu--, they managed in the face of great difficulties 

 and hardships to make a very respectable collection of 

 miiinmals, thus pruvin.^ oiiec again that ability is the only 

 indisponsable equipment. On their return to this countiy 

 they presented their collection to the British Museum. 



