the Li-kiang lutnge, Ytninan. 657 



6. Crocidura sp, 



S. 2574. 11,000'. 



A small species of the russula group. 



7. Paguma larvata yunalis, Tlios. 

 S. 2784. 12,000'. 



8. Nyctereiites procyonoides orestes, subsp. n 



$ . 2790. N.W. Flank. 10,000-12,000'. 



'' Shot in forest.-'^ 



A highland race o^ procyonoides. 



General colour as in Central China specimens of procyo- 

 noides^ a specimen from S.E. Sze-cbwan, probably repieseiiting 

 ^' stegmam',^^ quite similar in colour and character of fur. 

 Tail, however, whiter than in that animalj its wool-haiis only 

 tinged with grey at their extreme bases, the longer hairs 

 white for about 45 mm., black for their terminal 30 mm. 

 Throat, forearms, and feet black, not merely brown. 



Skull small, short and dumpy, its surface roughened. A 

 well-marked sagittal crest commencing to form, though the 

 specimen is not old. Zygomatic arches quite unusual in 

 being comparatively parallel,, scarcely expanded posteriorly, 

 the greatest zygomatic breadth (56'5 mm.), opposite the 

 front edge of the glenoid fossa, very little more than it is 

 opposite the inferior postorbital processes (53 mm.), while in 

 the ordinary Nyctereutes the zygomata are widely expanded 

 behind, an average female specimen having these two numbers 

 63-5 and 53 mm. This latter proportion is invariable through- 

 out all the other available Nyctereutes skulls, and equally 

 corresponds with the Berlin series measured by Dr. Matschie. 



Teeth as usual, though the type has the abnormality of an 

 additional molar (m^) on the right side above. 



Dimensions of the type : — 



Head and body 550 mm.; tail 170 ; hind foot 95; ear 47. 



Skull : greatest length to lateral occipital protuberance 105; 

 zygomatic breadth 56*5 ; nasals, length 37, median breadth 7 ; 

 interorbital breadth 19; breadth of brain-case 40 ; mastoid 

 breadth 39 ; palate length 54. Cheek-tooth series 37 ; length 

 of p'^ on outer edge 9. 



Type. Adult female. B.M. no. 23. 4. 1. 20. Original 

 number 2796. Collected 10th November, 1922. 



This is the first specimen received by the Museum from 

 the highlands of Western China, nor ;ue any recoided from 



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