346 ^Ir. J. L. Boiihote on the Martenft 



llah. Amurland and E. Siberia. 



The above description is taken from a specimen from Amur- 

 land in tlie Museum. 



Mustela Jiavi(/ula pcninsulan's, subsp. n. 



Mil St da jff a n'f/ Ilia, Cixntov, .1. A. S. B. xv. p. 194 (1840); Blanfurd, 



J. A. S. B.'xlvii. pt. -2, p. lot) (1878) (nee Bodd.)- 

 Maitesjlavii/ula, Blytli, J. A. S. B. xxvi. p. 310 (1858). 



The race which iniiabits the Malay Peninsula has lono- 

 been recognized as a clearly distinguishable form of the true 

 M.ftavigula, although it does not appear to have been given 

 a ppecial name. 



The hair is short and close on all parts of the body and the 

 soles of the feet are naked. The face and crown of the head 

 are light brown (Front's brown, Ridgw ), and two dark stripes, 

 about 40 millim. in length and of a slightly darker shade, 

 extend backward on either side of the neck, starting from 

 immediately behind the ears. On the nape and across the 

 shoulders the colour is of a brownish fulvous (tawny olive, 

 Ridgw.), gradually shading into dark brown on the hinder 

 ] art of the body. The chin is dirty white and the throat and 

 fore chest golden fulvous ; the remainder of the underparts 

 (with the exception of a small patch on the vent) are brown, 

 of a slightly lighter shade than the back. Feet and tail dark 

 brown. 



The skull is only to be distinguished from that of the true 

 Jfovi'gula by its slightly smaller size. 



Dimensions (of type from skin) : — Head and body 475 

 millim. ; tail 425. 



tSkull : zygomatic breadth GO ; least breadth at postorbital 

 constriction 23 ; length of palate from henselion 44 ; least 

 palatal breadth between carnassials 15. 



JIab. Malay Peninsula and South Burma. 



Ti///e cJ , B.M. 85. (S. 1. 66. Bankasun, Tenasserim. 

 Collected on the 20th June, 1877, by Mr. W. Davison and 

 presented by Mr. A. O. Hume. 



The short fur, naked soles, and dark underparts Vt^ill 

 enable this form to be easily distinguished from the typical 

 M. Jiucigula. 



Mustela Jlavigula Henricil, Westerman. 



Mmfehi He)iricii, Westerman, Bijdiaijen tot de Dierkiinde, i. p. 13 

 (1849) ; .Jentink, Cat. U^t. Mas. ded P.-B. p. 112 (1887; ; id. Cut. 

 Mamni. Mas. de.^ P.-B. p. 140 (18'Ji>). 



