578 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXVII. 



9, Mtjs bactrianus, Blyth. 

 The Kandahar House Mouse. 



1846. Mus bactrianus, Blyth, J. A. S. B., xv, p. 140. 



d76; $74. 



It is not surprising that the series of mice from Shiraz should show a 

 very mixed breed, owing to the fact that it is situated at a point where 

 several races meet. Stowaways on caravans have doubtless alighted to 

 add to the confusion. To the North we have received typical examples of 

 the dark bellied European form M. museulus from Buxton at Kasvin. The 

 majority of those obtained in Mesopotamia by the Mesopotamian Expedi- 

 tionary Force, were M. m. gentilis, with whitish belly, the bases of the 

 hairs being slaty. To the East the white bellied bactrianus was taken by 

 Hotson in Baluchistan. 



The Shiraz mice have a tail averaging 10mm. longer than the Mesopota- 

 mian series, I have therefore referred those under review provisionally to 

 M. bactrianus although the colour of the underparts in the specimens 

 grades from this type to that of M. m. museulus. 



10, Ceicetulits migkatokius, Pallas. 



The Little Grey Hamster. 



1794. Mus migratorius, Pallas, Reis, ii, p. 703. 



J 26 ; $ ; 24 in al. 1. 



Notwithstanding this very fine series of Shiraz hamsters to work with, I 

 have been unable to distinguish any constaixt differences between this and 

 C. migratorius. The sizes certainly vary within considerable limits. The 

 females are larger than the males on an average. Of the nine skins in 

 which the head and body measurements taken in the flesh were 100mm. or 

 over, six were females. 



Many of both sexes have the ochraceous tint of colouring in contrast to 

 the usual blue grey. One skull was sent with the two cheek pouches 

 attached, well distended with grains of barley. This abnormal development 

 in the hamster is used for conveying corn, from the field to the burrow 

 where it is stored. 



11. OVIS VIGNEI CYCLOCEKOS, Hutton. 



The Afghan Urial, 



1842. Ovis cycloceros, Hutton, Calc. Journ., Nat. Hist., p. 88. 



cJ 1 ; $ 1 ; Dehnau, 12 miles S. E. of Shiraz, alt. 5,500'. 



Adult male with typical horns of the ovis vignei group, the tip curving 

 towards the front of the eye. Horn measurement, round the front curve 24 

 inches. Shoulder of male taken in the flesh, 30'5 inches. Horn of adult 

 female measured 3*5 inches round front curve. Shoulder taken in the 

 flesh 25'5 inches. 



12. Oapka aegagkus blythi, Lydekker. 



Sind Wild Goat* 



1898. Gapra hircus blythi, Lydekker., Wild Oxen, Sheep and Goats, p. 264. 

 2 1 ; Siakh Range, 10 miles S. of Shiraz. 



This is a slightly smaller r^ce of the Persian "Wild Goat, Capra cegagrus, 

 Gmelin, with slighter development of the knobs on the front edge of the 

 horns and has a range in Sind, Baluchistan, and South Persia. Capra cega- 

 qrus reaches Asia Minor, the type locality is Daghestan district of the 

 Caucasus and it appears to replace C, oe. blythi in the Elburz Mountains. 



