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Subgenus III. — Alticola. 



Miller dealt with these voles in 

 No. 300. roylei, Gvaj. his paper on Dr. Abbott's collection 



No. 301. stoliczkanus, Blanf. from Central Asia, and I propose 

 No. 302. stracheyi, Thos. to follow his results closely. In 



No. 303. wynnei, Blanf. two cases, however, I cannot accept 



No. 304. blanf ordi, Scullj". the type localities mentioned by 



him. In the case of roylei I have 

 already pointed out in this Journal (J. B. N. H. S., xxiii, p. 299, 

 1914) my reasons for believing Kumaon and not Kashmir to be the 

 type locality. The name M. stracheyi, Thomas, is a re-naming of 

 the animal called " Cricetus songarus " hj Horsfield, who, in his 

 Catalogue (p. 145) distinctly states that the specimen is " From 

 Capt. R. Strachey's Collection in Ladak." The following is Mil- 

 ler's key to the species : — 



Key to the species of Alticola. 



A. — Under parts dark. 



a. The third upper anolar with 4 salient 



angles ... ... ... ... 1. wynnei, Blanf. 



The third upper molar with 6 salient 



angles. 

 a\ Hind-foot 22 mm. ... ... 2. roylei, Gray. 



6\ Hind-foot 20 mm. ... ... 3. moniosMS, True. 



B. — Under parts whitish. 



a. Back bright, ferruginous, brown ... 4. stoliczkanus, ^Ij- 



b. Back grey or pale fawn. 



a\ Tail vertebra over 45 mm. ... 5. blanf ordi, Scull. 



. b^. Tail vertebras xnider 40 mm. 



a^. Third upper molar with 6 salient 

 angles. 

 a\ Anterior upper molar with 10 



salient angles ... ... 6. s^racAe?/t, Thos. 



6\ Anterior upper molar with 8 



salient angles ... ... 7. albicauda, Tvne. 



If. Third upper molar with 5 salient 

 angles, 

 a'. Teeth heavy ; posterior loop 

 of third upper molar form- 

 ing much less than half of 

 crown ... ... ... 8 . acrophilus^ Mill . 



6^ Teeth light; posterior loop of 

 third upper molar forming at 

 least half of crown ... 9. cricetulus, Mil] . 



