'S4:2 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL IILST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXIV. 



Blanford's mirea than I supposed when describing it, but may be 

 •distinguished by its tawny instead of golden buiFy general coloiir. 



The five forms of the group may be provisionally distinguished as 

 follows : — 



^-1. Size largest. Upper tooth-row upwards of 

 22-5 mm. Back broadly washed with 

 blackish ... ... ... ... ... caudcda. 



B. Size smaller. Back golden or ta\vny, with 

 but little black. 

 a. Upper tooth-row about 21 mm. Belly 

 buffy with but little or no brown at base 

 of hairs. Sides of neck not grizzled. 

 a\ Back tawny, a dark tail tip ... ... littledalei. 



/>\ Back golden-buffy. 



a\ A dark tail tip. Top and sides of 



neck alike buffy ... ... ... aurea. 



If. Tail tip scarcely darker. Nape much. 



darker than sides of neck ... ... Jiavina. 



h. Upper tooth-row 20 mm. Belly hairs 

 broadly brow basally. Sides of neck 

 grizzled ... ... ... ... ... stirlinqi. 



