Notice of some Mammalia and Birds from Upper India. 2038 
Sp. Char. Pigmy hog of a black-brown colour, slightly and 
irregularly shaded with sordid amber ; iris hazél : nude skin 
dirty flesh-colour ; hoofs glossy brown. Length from snout to 
vent 18 to 20 inches; height 8 to 10 inches; weight 7 to 10, 
rarely 12 lbs. 
2. Talpa micrura, Hodgs., Classified Catalogue of Mammals 
of Nepal ; Journ. As. Soc. Beng. vol. x. p. 910. 
5. Rhizomys badius, Hodgs., Classified Catalogue of Mam- 
mals of Nepal; Journ. As. Soc. Beng. vol. x. p. 915. 
4. Lepus (Caprolagus) hispidus, Pearson. Described by J. T. 
Pearson, Esq. in the ‘ Bengal Sporting Magazine.’ 
The following Mr. Hodgson indicates as undescribed, and they 
form an appropriate supplement to his Essay on the Rats, Mice, 
and Shrews of the Central Region of Nepal, printed in vol. xvi. 
of the ‘ Annals of Natural History,’ &e. p. 266, &c. 
5. Nropon, n. g., Hodgson. 
Neodon Sikimensis, Hodgs. This animal Mr. Hodgson con- 
siders as a new type, though in many respects allied to Arvicola. 
Mr. J. E. Gray at my request has kmdly compared the specimen 
_ with the Murines from India contained in the British Museum ; 
it appears to be nearly allied to Arvicola Roylei, Gray, described 
in the ‘ Annals of Natural History,’ vol. x. p. 265. There are, 
__ however, in the Neodon some differences in the folds of the upper 
and lower grinders; these, with the other distinguishing cha- 
racters of this type, will be pointed out in Mr. Hodgson’s de- 
tailed description. 
‘ : Mus equicaudalis, Hodgs. Tail equal in length with the 
Par: 
7. Mus caudatior, Hodgs. Tail exceeding the body in length. 
8. Mus Darjilingensis, Hodgs. 
9. Sorex Sikimensis, Hodgs. 
10. Sorex caudatus, Hodgs. 
Birps. 
1. Pica Tibetana, Hodgs. 
Mr. G. R. Gray, who has carefully compared this bird with 
specimens in the British Museum, states that “it differs from the 
European by its greater size, and by the white of the quills not 
_ extending to near the tip. In the English specimens the white 
comes within 8 lines of the tip.” It appears to be allied to Pica 
megaloptera, Blyth, Journ. As. Soc. of Bengal, vol. xi. p. 198. 
2. Corvus Tibetanus, Hodgs. Nearly allied to Corvus coraz, 
but somewhat larger in size: the bill also is stouter. 
