1877.] W. T. Blanford— O^i some Mammalia from Ollgit, 323 



Length of bony palate from a,nterior termination 

 of premaxillse to opening of posterior nares, 

 (measured to end of small posterior projec- 

 ting process in the middle of the palate,) ... 1-85 -047 



Breadth of bony palate between penultimate mo- 

 lars (1st true molars,) 0*47 -012 



Length of last upper premolar, 0-38 -0095 



„ of 1st molar, 026 -0065 



Breadth of do., 037 'OOO 



Of the limb bones the humerus is 3'1 inches long, the radius 3, 

 the femur 3'13, and the tibia 3*58. 



P. S. — Since the preceding description of Vrsii^s Gedrosianus was in 

 type. Dr. Duke has written to the ' Pioneer' to say that he has received 

 two imperfect skins of a ' Mamh' obtained near Quetta, and that they are 

 black. It remains to be seen whether the black and brown bears of Balu- 

 chistan are varieties or distinct. The former is more probable. 



XV. — On an a;pparentJy new hare, and some other mammalia from Gilgit, 

 —By W. T. Blanpoed, F. E. S. 



(Received and Read Novr. 7tli, 1877.) 



A small collection of mammals made in the course of last year by Cap- 

 tain Biddulph in the extreme north-western part of Kashmir was left by 

 him in the Indian Museum, with a request that I would examine the speci- 

 mens. The skins comprise a fox, an otter, a hare, a Lagomys, and a mouse. 



The fox appears to me to be probably a form of Vulpes montanus in 

 summer dress. A similar specimen was obtained by Captain Biddulph in 

 Kashghar and made over by him to Dr. Stoliczka. The fur is very short ; there 

 being, in fact, scarcely anything but the underf ur left, and even that is thin. 

 Under these conditions the colour differs widely from that of Y. montanus 

 in its winter garb, and most skins are taken when the fur is in fine con- 

 dition. The specimen is from Hanza (probably a place of that name 

 N. N. E. of Gilgit), and was obtained at an elevation of 8000 feet. Another 

 precisely similar, except that the ears were less black, was also procured. 



In the skin before me, the face is rufous, deepest in front of the eyes, 

 the ears sooty black outside, the middle of the back ferruginous with a 

 brown tinge from the under fur, a very distinct rufous cross band on the 

 shoulders, so as to form a marked cross on the back, and the sides of the 

 body very pale. Lower parts dirty white. Tail not full, very woolly, (as is 

 the fur generally,) slightly rufous above, elsewhere dirty white mixed with 

 41 



