1868.] 



DR. J. E. GRAY ON MELES CHINENSIS, 



209 



I may observe that when Dr. Hartland's specimen was sent it 

 was regarded as a young Arctonyx collaris. 



Fig. 2. 



Side view of skull of Meles chinensis. 



I cannot see any appreciable difference between the skull of 

 Meles leucurus from Thibet, given to the Museum by Mr. Hodg- 

 son, and the skull of the M. chinensis, sent with the skin from Amoy. 

 Dr. Hartland's specimen is very young, but it agrees with the other 

 two skulls in all particulars. 



The following are the measurements of the skulls of the four 

 species of Meles in the British Museum : — 



3f. fdxus. 



M. ana- 

 kiima. 



M. leucu- 

 rus. 



M. chinen- 

 sis. 



Length, entire 



from nose to front of orbit . . . 



— ^— of zygomatic arch 



-^— — of lower jaw 



Width of nose in front of line of orbi- 

 tal apertm-es 



at back part of zygomatic arch 



of occipital end 



of forehead between orbits 



in. lin. 



4 

 1 

 2 

 3 



1 

 3 



1 10 

 1 2 



in. lin. 



4 8? 



1 6 



2 

 2 9 



1 



2 7 

 2 

 11 



in. lin. 



4 9 



1 8 



2 2 



3 



1 



2 8 

 2 2 

 1 



in. lin. 

 4 4 



1 4i 



2 1 

 2 10 



10 

 2 5 

 2 

 10 



Proc. Zool. Soc— 1868, No. XIV. 



