280 J. Anderson — New and little Tcnoivn Asiatic /SJireivs. [No. 3, 



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Length, tip o£ snout to vent, in. 1-85 



„ of tail, 1-40 



„ o£ hind foot, 0-37 



„ tip of snout to eye, 0*31 



„ eye to ear, 0-15 



Height of ear, 0-20 



Breadth of ear, 0-23 



Anterior incisors well developed ; posterior portion with no internal pro- 

 cess of the cingulum ; conical point, slightly directed backwards. Second 

 incisor large, broader than the conjoint 3rd incisor and canine which have the 

 usual relations ; premolar placed behind the canine, visible externally. The 

 anterior 'cusp of the first molar large, its point almost on the same 

 level as the point of the canine ; the point of the chief cusp of the first 

 molar is nearly on the same level as the point of the first incisor. 



Anterior border of forajnen magnum to tip of premaxillse, in. 50 



Breadth across maxillse, 0'19 



„ behind infraorbital foramen, 0'14 



„ before brain case, 0-15 



„ external to glenoid fossae, 0-23 



„ „ to tympanic, 0*27 



Length of lower jaw, condyle to anterior end of alveolar line, 0*26 



„ of upper alveolar line, 0*13 



„ of lower „ „ 0vl3 



Habitat, Himalayas. 



Sub-genus Ceociduea, Wagler. 

 (Lateral gland.) 

 Ceocidtjea (Cr.) eubeicosa, n. s. 

 Snout pyramidal, moderately broad, well clad ; nostrils, rounded, divided, 

 but not much prolonged. Ears of moderate size and sparsely clad. Limbs 

 in their lower halves sparsely clothed ; also the feet which are, however, cover- 

 ed with short brown hairs, long over the claws which are well developed 

 but not much curved. Tail mouse-like, equalling the distance from the vent 

 to the angle of the mouth, somewhat tetragonal, not swollen at the base, 

 ringed, densely covered with short brown hairs, the long white hairs con- 

 fined to the basal third of the tail. Reddish brown above, more rufous 

 on the head and snout. Feet, and under-surface of tail paler, yellowish 

 brown. Under-parts grayish brown with a prevailing silvery sheen. 



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