Mr. J. Scully on some Mammals from Kandahar, 227 
tipped, and yellowish white along the back, whiter on the 
sides; the breast and underparts, with the exterior of the 
limbs above the mid joint, dusky ; ears brown-black to near 
their base ; face fulvescent, with dark patch before each eye ; 
and the tail very bushy, a little fulvescent, and white-tipped. 
In summer dress the long hairs have more or less disappeared ; 
and in a male before me the inner fur is considerably deeper- 
coloured than in Capt. Hutton’s female.” 
The following are measurements of the skull of this species, 
collected by Col. Swinhoe at Kandahar :— 
millim 
Motal lengthy ti jspule sees otra aecereleeen eve eee cae 119 
Zycomaticioted dt ian a yeee eee eee 63°5 
Henetin’ Of palatey secret eqeyeccue es siersievencncuies terres 59 
Breadth of palate: ii vaivtetwcmiia maser ciath weer: 33 
emai ee hon okasoocacbeobodoauvor 12 
Length of ATR ce OeO aL ORAL Une 9:5 
Brendon ace Meta US mek ONT meen ciran 12 
Length of LL! Tb EM COMA RING DIRAR § c e PC RT 5:5 
BreadtIvot ae ene ean tual 9 
WMencthrol mandible) sey sas ieee ee 86 
ILE Ol ay soonocdnodo dog secasavold 356000 14 
IDI OI ns Sacbosecoogresoushooneaooogde a 
Length of —> 
ee 
A comparison of the above measurements with those given 
under V. montana will show that the two skulls differ con- 
siderably. I have compared this skull with those of V. leu- 
copus and V. bengalensis, and find that it is larger than in 
either -of these species; in general shape of skull V. leucopus 
more nearly resembles V. Griffith than does V. bengalensis, 
Mustela sarmatica, Pallas. 
This brightly-coloured species is said by Capt. Hutton to 
be plentiful about Kandahar. ‘The following are dimensions 
of the skull of an example obtained in the neighbourhood of 
that city in April :— 
millim 
Motalvlens they ia terceaey ual geveneretolchces%=) sie\ietsyeylctste 52 
Wengthrot bony, palaterr .vieotnt lcci) lets oie oe 235. 
Width of palate at junction of outer faces of 22 
ein aN UMM nen UE 5 oc AL a 18 
Zyeomatic Pread Lew ntti araeittel a lola reel l</-0 lel 30 
Breadthioiinu27] Caeser ap eye ert 13 
