384 Mr. J. Scully on Mammals frovi Afghanistan. 



1. Afghan Turkestan. 



9. Ellobius intermediuSj sp. nov. 



Head and bodj (from skins) 4-5 to 5 inches ; tail 0-4 to 

 0-45; hind foot 0'8 to 0*9 ; fore foot 0-55 to O'Ql. Colour 

 above, and on sides of head below the zygomatic projection, 

 bright pale yellowish red (or bright rust-colour). Head dark 

 brown. Below greyish white throughout. Tail pale fdvous, 

 the terminal hairs at tip white. Fore and hind feet whitish. 

 Fur short (about 0-35 on hinder part of back), very soft and 

 fine • dark grey or leaden at the base, except on centre of 

 belly, where it is white throughout its length. The bright 

 colour of the upper surface being due to the short pale- 

 coloured tips of the hair, any abrasion of these gives the 

 animal a dark leaden-grey colour above. 



Skull: — . .,,. 



in. millim. 



Breadth across hinder part of zygomatic arches .... 1-05 27 



„ of iuterorbital constriction 0-21 6-5 



„ of brain-pan behind posterior termination of 



zygoma 062 16 



Length from"^ anterior molar to incisors 0-54 14 



„ of upper molar series 0'32 8 



„ of palate to incisors 0-86 22-5 



Breadth of palate between anterior molars 0-14 4 



Length of lower jaw, condyle to symphysis 1-05 27 



„ of lower molar series 0-33 8"5 



The nasals are shaped somewhat like a wine-bottle bent in 

 at the sides, their external margins being nearly straight 

 behind, then convex, then strongly concave, and, finally, 

 convex again at the front end ; the posterior ends are pointed, 

 not truncated. The posterior ends of the premaxillee extend 

 quite 3" 5 millim. behind the ends of the nasals and the same 

 distance beyond the origin of the zygomatic arch. The 

 zygomatic arch is high throughout ; the maxillary process 

 does not reach the squamosal along the lower margin, a square 

 process from the malar interposing itself and forming the 

 lower edge of the arch for a length of 1-5 millim. 



