Mr. J. Scully on Mammals from Afghanistan. 385 



The skull differs from that of E. fuscocapillus in having 

 the nasal portion shorter, the distance from anterior root of 

 zygoma to symphysis of premaxillaries being 15 millim. in 

 E. fuscocapillus^ against 12 millim. in the present species. 

 The zygomatic arch is quite differently shaped, being higher 

 throughout, and the malar bone forms part of the lower 

 margin, while in E. fuscocapillus the maxillary and squa- 

 mosal processes meet along the lower margin, so as to exclude 

 the malar; and the anterior palatine foramina are much 

 smaller and narrower. 



From E. talpinus the skull of the present species differs 

 completely in the shape of the nasals and in the extension 

 backwards of the end of the premaxillse. The shape of the 

 zygoma presents even a greater divergence than from E. fus- 

 cocapillus-, but the arrangement of the bones in the arch 

 is closely similar in E. talpinus and E. intermedius. The 

 anterior palatine foramina are very much smaller than in 

 E. talpinus ; and there are other differences which will be 

 apparent on studying Mr. Blanford's very clear account of 

 the contrast between the skulls of E. fuscocapillus and 

 E. talpinus in J. A. S. B. vol. 1. pt. 2, 1834, pp. 122, 125. 



Teeth. The incisors are very long and pure china-white. 

 The molar pattern is as follows : — 



External Internal 



angles. angles. 



3 3 



m. 1 



m. 2 



m. .3 



3 2 



3 2 



•"•I 4 6 



"^ 3 3 



»i^. 3 3 



!!LI and ^— do not differ from the corresponding teeth in 

 E. fuscocapillus and E. talpinus in any important particular. 

 «i. 3 differs markedly from the corresponding tooth in E.fusco- 

 capillus, and resembles that of E. talpinus in wanting a pos- 

 terior lobe behind the hindmost outer angle ; both the internal 

 angles too are less prominent in the present species, the last 

 angle being much rounded. 



In ^ri the anterior lobe is less developed than in E. fusco- 

 capillus, but still there are four external and five internal 

 angles, not three and four as in E. talpinus. 



The three species of Ellohius may be thus contrasted : — 



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