144 W. L. Sclater — Mammals from Shahpur. [March, 



3. On a small collection of Mammals procured by the Museum Col- 

 lector at Shahpur in the Panjab, under the supervision of Dr. G. Hender- 

 son. — By W. L. Sclater, Esq., Deputy Superintendent, Indian Museum. 



The following is an account of a small collection of Mammals made 

 by the Museum Collector at Shahpur in the Panjab under the supervision 

 of Dr. G. Henderson. The 'collection consists of 18 specimens, 4 skins 

 and 14 specimens preserved in spirit, belonging altogether to 5 species. 

 Shahpur is a civil station situated on the Jhelum River just south of 

 the Salt Range ; all the animals are typical Panjab desert Forms, with 

 the exception perhaps of Vulpes bengalensis. 



1. Vulpes bengalensis, (Shaw.) 

 One pair a <5 and 2 of this the common Indian Fox not differing 

 in any way from the ordinary Indian form ; it would have been ex- 

 pected that the fox of Shahpur would have been Vulpes leucopus of 

 Blyth, which in the opinion of Mr. Blanford does not differ specifically 

 from Vulpes griffithii and pusillus. 



2. Herpestes auropunctatus, Hodgs. 

 One specimen, a male. 



3. Erinaceus collaris, Gray and Hardwicke. 

 One specimen of this hedgehog, a male. 



4. Scotopfiilus pallidus, Dobson. 



Nine specimens, of which three are males and six females, all in 

 spirit. These specimens agree with the type of the species in the 

 Museum collection very well, except that they are somewhat larger and 

 also that the colouration of the Shahpur specimens is somewhat darker; 

 this may possibly be accounted for by their being fresher specimens. 



This species can be at once distinguished from Scotophihis tem- 

 tninliii, the common Indian species, by its tragus, which in Scotophilus 

 pallidus is smooth and obtusely truncated, whereas in Scotophilus tem- 

 minJcii the tragus is traversed by a transverse ridge and is acutely 

 pointed. 



The species appears somewhat rare ; there appears to be only one 

 specimen in the British Museum, and there are only 4 including the type 

 in the Indian Museum. 



5. Mus bactrianus. 

 One adult and four immature specimens all in spirit. This appears 

 to be the common mouse of the Punjab. 



