the GeogrnjjJiiCitl J iuces of CiuWvDi lulvus. 423 



oi\ the pencil ; on the iipperside, however, tlie dark suh- 

 terinitinl Uituls on the haird arc seon tu pass some way up 

 each side ot tiic tail ; tips of all the haiis hufiy. 



Skull decidedly shorter and proi)ortionally rather broader 

 than \\\fulvu,i. 



J)iincnsi(>ns of the type (measured in flesh): — 



Head and body 21(> nun. ; tail l>4 ; hind foot 40. 



tSkull : greatest len^fth T)-! ; condylo-incisive length 51; 

 zygomatic breadth 405 ; nasals 21 x H'C ; interorbilal breadth 

 10; palatilar length 28 ; upper tooth-row 13*7 ; molars only 

 (wt)rn) 9. 



J/itb. Bokhara and Samarkand. Tvpe from .OO miles 

 S.W. of Bokhara. Alt. GOo'. 



Tt/pe. Old female. B.M. no. 0. 4. 3. 20. Original num- 

 ber 40. Collected 19th March, 1908, by Douglas Oarruthers. 

 Six specimens. 



Citellus fulvus parthianus, subsp. n. 



Size about as in C. f. oxianiis. Colour above a rather 

 warmer and more cinnamon-buff, though the difForence is 

 not great. Head and nape distinctly greyer than the back, 

 the difference greater than in oxianns. Under surface much 

 greyer than in ojciauutj the ends of the belly-liairs light or 

 creamy instead of cinnamon buff. Inner side of limbs more 

 bufly than the underside generally, but not nearly so strong 

 a buff as in oxianus. Tail with scarcely any of the strong 

 cinnamoii-bufl'y hairs on its underside, so that, as a con- 

 sequence, the pale buffy bases and black subterminal band of 

 the uj)pcr and lateral hairs are visible from below : tips 

 of the hairs white or whitish. 



Skull about as in oxianvs. 



Dimensions of the type : — 



Head and body (c.) 240 mm.; tail 38 ; hind foot 47. 



Skull : greatest length 57 ; condylo-incisive length 53*7 ; 

 zygomatic breadth 40*3; nasals 20*0 x8"7; interorbilal 

 breadth 10'7 ; palatilar length 29"5 ; upper tooth-row 15*2; 

 molars only 10*1. 



JIub. ^'.E. Persia. Type from Meshed, alt. 3000'. One 

 specimen from Kain. 



Type. Adult male. B.M. no. 8.6. 10. 2. Collected Aj.ril 

 1908, and presented by Col. P. M. Sykes. Six specimens 

 in all, presented by Col. Sykes, Col. Yate, and Major 

 Watson. 



This Persian subspecies differs from C.f. oxianus by its 



