1864.] DR. J. E. GRAY ON A NEW ZORILLA, 69 
The Secretary read the following extract from a letter addressed 
to Mr. S. P. Woodward, of the British Museum, by S. Archer, Esq., 
Assistant-Surgeon 98th Foot, dated Rawal Pindee, Dec. 26th, 1862, 
accompanied by specimens of Vitrina flemingi :-— | 
“I send you herewith a few specimens of Vitrina flemingi, in 
spirits, as I thought you might wish to examine the teeth of a large 
species of the genus. I found them pretty abundantly along the 
banks of the Jhelum, on the road to Cashmere, and it seems to 
be not uncommon in the Himalayas between 5000 and 8000 feet 
elevation. 
“ With the exception of a large white Bulimus, frequently reversed, 
it was almost the only land-shell I obtained. 
“ Lymnea stagnalis, and a smaller species, is common in the lake 
near the city of Cashmere and in other places (about 5000 fect ele- 
vation). A small Cyrena is also abundant in the Jhelum, within the 
valley. There are alarge number of plants indigenous to the valley, 
which are also common in England; and I think I met with about 
half of our diurnal Lepidoptera, some of our rarest species being 
most abundant. (See paper, by S. P. Woodward, ‘On the Land 
and Freshwater Shells of Kashmir and Tibet, collected by Dr. T. 
Thomson,’ Proc. Zool. Soc. 1856, pe isa.) 
The following papers were read :— 
1. Notice or a New Species oF ZorILuA. 
By Dr. J. E. Gray, F.R.S., etc. 
(Plate X.) 
The British Museum, rather more than ten years ago, purchased 
of Mr. Argent the skin of a Zorilla, which differs from any others 
which I have seen. Unfortunately it was without any habitat, and 
T have been waiting in hopes of a second specimen occurring which 
would supply this deficiency. 
It, however, appears so distinct that I think it now better to give 
a short account of it, that it may be recorded in the systematic cata- 
logues. 
ZORILLA ALBINUCHA. (PI. X.) 
Black ; back with four yellowish-white stripes, the two middle 
streaks short, the outer extending from the occiput to the base of 
the tail; tail yellowish white ; forehead, crown, nape, and upper 
part of the ears pure white. 
Hab. q 
The hair soft and short ; the white hair of the crown and the yel- 
lowish hair of the dorsal stripes one-coloured to the base ; the hair 
of the tail rigid, more or less blackish at the base. 
There are two or three small, black, unsymmetrically placed spots 
on the crown, and the central black streak of the back is extended a 
short way up the centre of the nape. The front claws are short and 
acute. 
