304 MR. J. L, BONHOTE ON MAMMALS FROM 11BET. [| Nov. 14, 
Capt. Walton writes :—‘‘The small fox does not, I feel pretty 
sure, occur near Khamba Jong, all the foxes seen there being of 
the large species (V. v. waddelli, ante). I saw other foxes almost 
certainly of this species between Karo-La and the neighbourhood 
of the Yam Dok Cho (Lake Palti).” 
Accompanying the skin is a very fine adult skull (text-fig. 52), 
which, so far as I am aware, has never before been described. 
This skull is quite unlike that of any other species of Fox, and is 
characterised by the extreme slenderness and elongation of the 
muzzle and the great length of the upper canines. The brain-case 
Text-fig. 52. 
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A, lateral, and B, upper view of the skull of Vulpes ferrilatus. % nat. size. 
and zygomata, on the other hand, do not show any signs of lateral 
compression or elongation, but are fairly normal in their dimen- 
sions and breadth. The supraorbital processes are stout and well 
developed, and the brain-case gradually widens out from imme- 
diately behind these processes and reaches its greatest breadth in 
line with the posterior roots of the zygomata. On the under side 
we may note the narrowness of the soft palate and the tendency of 
the pterygoids to approach each other posteriorly. The bull are 
more elongated and less rounded than usual. The dentition, which 
