92 DR. ST. GEORGE MIVART ON THE GENUS CYON. [Feb. 18, 



Cranial axis being taken at 100 : — 



Facial axis 



Relative length of palate 



,, breadth of palate 



„ length of nasals 



,, breadth of nasals 



„ interorbital breadth 



„ breadth between postorbital processes 



„ breadth of cranium 



„ breadth of zygomata 



P.l 



Eelative breadth of 



P. 4 



M.l 



m:.2 



M. l' 



M. 2 

 „ length of p-^.... 



" M.l 



breadth of j^^ 

 SO 



Length of first metacarpal . . 

 index metacarpal 



pollex 



first metatarsal . . 

 index metatarsal 

 hallux 



The specimens of Cyan alpinus in the British Museum are pro- 

 bably in their winter coat, for the animal is described as being also 

 of a red colour, like a fox, with the back somewhat darker, and 

 the belly and inner side of the limbs white. The dimensions of its 

 teeth are as follows : — 



Length of — 2-1 



,. ^ 1-5 



M. 2 .y 



»» ' ' 



Breadth of ^ I'o 



^^ 1-0 



Length of ^y-j 2-3 



^— -9 



" M. 2 



