98 Mr. J. Scully on some Mammals from the 
Head and body 15:5 inches, tail 7-8, nose to ear-orifice 3, 
length of ear from orifice 0°6, hind foot from heel s. u. 2°9, 
fore foot s. u. 2. 
Head above and body greyish brown, on the head, upper 
part of neck, and sides of body with some pale hairs inter- 
mixed with the brown ones; the underfur grey. Tail brown 
above, greyish white below, and blackish brown at tip above 
and below. Lips, sides of face, and whole under surface 
greyish white, the underfur greyish brown; lower lip, chin, 
and centre of throat cream-coloured. 
Sciuropterus fimbriatus, Gray. 
An example of this flying squirrel, captured at Gilgit in 
August, at an elevation of 6000 feet, measures :— 
Head and body 7:8 inches, tail 9, hairs at end of tail 1-7, 
nose to ear-orifice 2, length of ear from orifice 1:2, hind foot 
from heel s. wu. 2, fore foot s. w. 1:3. 
This specimen differs a little from the others collected in the 
district in being whiter below and in having a patch of black 
on the middle of the back. 
Arctomys caudatus, Jacq. 
In the collection is a specimen of a young marmot cap- 
tured in the Deosai plain, at an elevation of 12,000 feet, in 
July, which is clearly referable to this species. ‘The following 
is a description of the specimen :— 
Head and body 9 inches, tail 3-7, hairs at end of tail 1°8, 
hind foot from heel s. w. 2°3, fore foot s. wu. 1°5, nose to ante- 
rior canthus 1:2, nose to ear-orifice 2°2, length of ear from 
orifice 0°5. 
The nose and lips are black; a black ring surrounds the 
eye. The top of the head, sides of face and body, and rump 
yellow tawny ; on the nape there is a distinct black band, 
cowl-like, sharply separating the tawny-coloured head from 
the back, which is mixed tawny and black, the latter colour 
predominating ; on the whole upper surface and sides the fur 
is black at the base. Whole lower surface tawny yellow, 
washed with rufous on the centre of the throat and breast ; 
limbs tawny, slightly washed with rusty and nigrescent on 
the toes. ‘l'ail tawny on basal two thirds, with a central 
black stripe on the lower surface; distal third of tail black, 
with yellow tips to some of the hairs. 
This example is of interest in several respects. It shows 
that the coloration of the young animal closely resembles that 
of the adult, the black cowl on the nape being characteristic ; 
