NOTES ON SMALL MAMMALS IN KASHMIR. 929 



Mus vicerex. — The common rat of Kashmir and parts of Poonch, 



&c. 

 Nesocia hardwickii from Poonch. 

 Nesocia bengalensis. — The Indian Mole-rat inhabits the fields in 



Kashmir. 

 Mus mettada. — The Soft-furred Field-rat is not often secured. 

 Regarding the Mice I have still nothing definite to write, and the 

 same remark applies to the Shrews. 



Of Hares, Lepus tibetanus, the Afghan Hare, appears to be plentiful 

 in the Nubra valley, and L. oiostolus y the Woolly Hare, comes from 

 Shushal and other places in Ladak. 



Of the Mustelidee, the following have been collected : — 

 Mustela fiavigula. — The Indian Marten. 

 Mustela foina. — The Beech Marten from Baltistan and Kashmir 



proper. 

 Putorius canigula. — The White-nosed Weasel ; this is evidently 



the common weasel of the N.- W. Himalayas. 

 Putorius alpinus. — The Pale Weasel is common in the Nubra, 

 and found occasionally in the Ladak Road in the Indus Valley. 

 Other weasels will probably be obtained during future research. 

 Of the smaller Cats, a live specimen of Felis manul, Pallas' Cat, 

 was purchased in Leh ; it came from the Nubra. 



Other Cats are Felis chaus, the Jungle Cat, and Felis torquata, the 

 Waved Cat. 



If I receive any further information from the British Museum 

 about the mice, or in the event of finding any interesting animals not 

 as yet included in my notes, I will again venture to write. 



