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on a hill-side near Anascha, in the Taurus, at an elevation of about 
4000 feet, is pure white, excepting a patch on the top of the head 
and a few hairs on the extreme tip of the tail. From the surprise 
evinced by the natives it appeared that such examples are very 
uncommon; but Ménétriés records that ‘*‘ M. le Docteur Conradi en 
tua une variété blanche prés des eaux du Caucase en janvier.” Our 
specimen is large, with a proportionally long tail, as in the Italian 
race separated as M/. doccamela. 
[? Musreva sarmartica, Pall. 
Ainsworth says that “a Mustela, perhaps M. sarmatica, is found 
on the plains ;” and Kotschy speaks of having seen ‘‘ Viverra sar- 
matica,’ but did not obtain specimens. Danford saw various 
Weasels without being able to identify them with certainty. ] 
16. *Lurra vuuearis, Erxl. Su-itti (water-beast), Kundush. 
Not uncommon, especially on the trout-streams of the Taurus. 
Specimens procured on the Cydnus differ inno way from the ordinary 
English animal, except in being perhaps slightly lighter in colour. 
In the Caucasus Ménétriés suspected the existence of a second species, 
of which the fur was said to be lighter in colour and more valuable 
than that of the Common Otter. The ‘Grey Beaver, or Kondooz,” 
which Mr. Curzon mentions as inhabiting Armenia, is evidently 
merely the Otter. 
17. *Ursus arctos, Linn. Aiyee. 
Generally common among the mountainous coast-districts, espe- 
cially in thickly wooded regions bordering on the Black Sea. Great 
numbers of skins are exported from Ineboli. Not having been able 
to obtain a specimen on the southern side, we can make no precise 
statement as to the occurrence of the ordinary Brown Bear in that 
part of the country. The natives say that there are both brown 
and grey Bears, the latter being sometimes almost white. One seen 
near Mersina was very dark in colour; the wetness of the day, how- 
ever, may have had something to do with this. Should both forms 
be here found together, there will be strong reason for regarding the 
following as merely a climatic variety of U. arctos. 
18. Ursus syrracus, Ehrenb. Aiyee. 
Common in the south-east. A specimen brought to us at Gozna, 
near Mersina, which had been shot a few days before our arrival, had 
the colouring characteristic of the Syrian form. 
[Pxoca, sp.? 
A Seal observed off the island of Rhodes was doubtless either P. 
monachus, Herm., or Ph. vitulina, Linn. | 
19. Sus scrora, Linn. Domooz, Yaban domooz (wild pig). 
Very common throughout the country wherever a sufficient cover 
of forest-bush or reed is to be found. 
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