Mr. J. Scully on Mammals from Afghanistan. 379 



The collection contains 13 species of mammals and 

 110 species of birds, those comprised in the first class 

 being particularly interesting. I have carefully examined 

 every specimen entered in the following list, and the 

 identifications are as accurate as I can make them with 

 the rather limited means of effecting comparisons. The 

 localities and dates are carefully entered by Captain Yate on 

 every ticket. 



I have to express my thanks to Mr. Wood-Mason for 

 giving me access to the collections under his charge at all 

 sorts of unofiicial hours, for permitting me to take most of 

 Captain Yate's collection to my house for identification, and 

 for procuring for me from many quarters sundry works for 

 reference. 



MAMMALIA. 



1. Erinaceus alhulus, Stoliczka. 



This hedgehog agrees well with typical examples of the 

 species to which I have referred it, from Yarkand. The fur 

 on the whole lower surface of the body is white, the head and 

 cheeks are pale rufescent fawn, the ears pale isabelline behind 

 and white in front ; the hands and feet are brown above, with 

 a few white hairs intermixed. There is no nude area on the 

 vertex ; the spines measure 0*8 to 0*9 inch and have two 

 dark and two pale bands, the tip being pale. Length of ear 

 in front, from orifice, 1*45; fore foot 0*85^ with claws 1*02; 

 hind foot 1*4, with claws 1*53 ; tail 0-8. Teeth : '■!. half the 

 size of '^— ; - has two fangs, anterior and posterior, ?!!^^ two 

 distinct fangs, 'i^ three fangs, two buccal and one palatine. 

 E. albulus seems quite distinct from E. auritas, with which I 

 have compared it. 



1. Maruchak, Murghab, Herat, May 23. 



2. Badghis, Herat. 



2. Fells caudata (Gray). 



A flat skin, without skull. Nose to insertion of tail about 

 29'5 inches, tail about 13, hairs at tip of tail 0*7, ear from 

 orifice at front 2*2, longest whisker 3*5, palma 3*2, planta 

 1*4. The ears are pointed, with a small tuft of hair at the 

 apex measuring about 0"25. The general colour of the fur is 

 above a pale yellowish grey, with dusky streaks, mainly 

 along the centre of the back from nape to root of tail. Below, 

 the fur is creamy white, with dusky spots showing through 



