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Teeth apparently quite as in S. subtilis, except that mj* i s longer, as long as 

 broad, instead of being transversely oval ; mJJ is also correspondingly slightly 

 longer in proportion to the other teeth. 



Dimensions of the type (a male) :— 



Head and body (measured in the flesh by Major Leathern) 66 millim. ; tail 

 (ditto) 112 ; hind foot (from skin) 19 ; ear (from skin, approximate) 8"3. 



Skull : greatest length (occiput to nasal tip) 20*7 ; nasals, length 7'7, greatest 

 breadth 2*7 ; interorbital breadth 4*2 ; greatest breadth across brain-case 9'6 ; 

 interparietal, length 2'3, breadth 7"0 ; palate, length 8-2 ; diastema 5-0 ; length 

 of palatine foramina 4'0 ; length of upper tooth-series 3*1. 



IZa&.— Krishnye Valley, "Wardwan, Kashmir. Altitude 10,000 feet. Type 

 obtained June 24, 1892. 



As may be seen from the above description, this new species is widely 

 removed from S. subtilis and approaches in many characters the Chinese 

 S. concolor. From this it is distinguished externally by its conspicuously 

 bicolor tail, by its brighter coloration, and shorter ears. In the skull it agrees 

 closely with the same animal as regards the general measurements and in the 

 " starker verschmalert and schlanker ausgezogen vordere Partie" (both being 

 compared with S. subtilis) ; but it is impossible to believe that so careful an 

 observer as Dr. Buchner could have overlooked the marked differences in the 

 palate and interparietal had they also been present in his species ; so that I 

 suppose S. concolor agrees with S. subtilis in these respects. 



As to the structure of the teeth, all the members of the genus seem to have 

 the small fifth cusp on m. 1 , which is stated by Dr. Buchner not to be present 

 in S. subtilis; for in three specimens of that species in the Museum, from 

 widely different localities, I find it clearly visible, although smaller than in 

 S. Leathemi. I presume, therefore, that Dr. Buchner had under examination 

 only specimens with worn dentition. 



Major Leathern is to be congratulated on his discovery of this interesting 

 little animal, the first representative of its genus found within British Indian 

 territory. 



