92 DR. ST. GEORGE MIVART ON THE GENUS CYON. [Feb. 18, 



Cranial axis being taken at 100 : — 



Facial axis 



Eelative length of palate 



,, breadth of palate 



„ length of nasals 



,, breadth of nasals 



„ interorbital breadth 



„ breadth between postorbital processes 



,, breadth of cranium 



„ breadth of zygomata 



P.'l 



»» »» 



P. 4 



M U 



M. 1 



»» M 



M. 2 

 »> )) 



Relative breadth of — 



JJ. 2 



length of p-^ 



" " mTi 



" " SO 



,, breadth of jjj-^ 



" " m72 



Length of first metacarpal 



„ index metacarpal 



,, pollex 



„ first metatarsal 



„ index metatarsal 



„ hallux 



Cyon 

 javanicus. 



245-3 

 170-4 

 115-9 

 143-1 

 43-1 

 72-7 

 1000 

 140-9 

 220-4 



13-6 



43-1 



25-0 



13-6 



34-0 



18-1 



25-0 



45-4 



18-1 



15-9 



11-3 



38-6 

 102-2 



77-2 



25-0 

 125-0 



36-3 



Canis familiaris 

 var. dingo. 



255-1 

 189-7 

 108-1 

 148-9 

 40-8 

 67-3 

 102-0 

 114-2 

 210-2 



12-2 



40-8 



26-5 



16-3 



32-6 



22-4 



24-4 



40-8 



20-4 



39-2 

 111-7 



84-3 



23-5 

 123-5 



45-2 



The specimens of Cyon alpinus in the British Museum are pro- 

 bably in their winter coat, for the animal is described as being also 

 of a red colour, like a fox, with the back somewhat darker, and 

 the belly and inner side of the limbs white. The dimensions of its 

 teeth are as follows : — 



Length of — 2-1 



„ ^ 1-5 



M. 2 

 » •/ 



Breadth of Mii 1-5 



„ M.^ 1-0 



Length of ^^3 2-3 



•» wn. '^ 



