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black hairs, the tail-tip white. Legs rufous externally with dark hairs in- 

 termixed. 



The otter-skin unfortunately wants the skull, and it is impossible to 

 determine it accurately. It has evidently belonged to a large form, ap- 

 proaching Lutra vulgaris in size, but it is much paler in colour. The upper 

 parts are somewhat light brown, the under fur being very pale whitish 

 brown at the base, then rich wood-brown, rather rufous, with numerous 

 longer hairs mixed, which have whitish tips, giving a pale speckled appear- 

 ance to the fur. On the lower j)arts the under fur is white at the base, 

 then light brown, with long white hairs intermixed, so that the general 

 colour is slightly sullied white. The whiskers are white. Sides of the head 

 below the ears and eyes, chin, and throat rather whiter than the breast and 

 abdomen. 



This animal may belong to the Central and Northern Asiatic species, 

 referred by various naturalists to i. vulgaris. The exact locality is not 

 given, but the specimen was doubtless obtained on the upper Indus or one 

 of its tributaries. 



Of the mouse only a dried skin is preserved. The locality is marked 

 'Hunza 8000 feet/ and is probably the place already mentioned. I am 

 "unable to identify this skin with any known species : it closely resembles 

 2ius Bactrianus, but appears distinguished by having the upper surface 

 of the tail very much darker than the lower and by longer feet. The 

 colour above is brown, below whitish, the tail dark brown above, pale 

 isabelline below, feet whitish. The skin measures from nose to rump 2-6, 

 tail very little above 2, tarsus without claws 0'75. I do not like to 

 propose a new name on the amount of evidence before me. M. Bactrianus 

 is said by Jerdon to have been sent from Kashmir, the only localities 

 given by Blyth however are in the Panjab. I have since obtained this 

 mouse from various parts of Sind, from Ajmere, where it has been found 

 by Major St. John, and throughout many parts of Baluchistan and 

 Southern Persia. It is possible that the Hanza mouse may be merely a 

 variety. 



The hare I am unable to identify with any known species and I there- 

 fore propose to name it from its discoverer. 



Lepus BiDDrLPHi, sp. nov. 

 L. minor, ad L. Tibetanum, L. Pamirensemque proxime accedens, su- 

 pra pallide rufescens, pilorum apicihus nigris intermixtis, infra alhus, caudd 

 siiperne nigra, uropygio cum dorse concolore, aurihus mediocrihus, apicihus 

 ad onarginem nigris, collo pectoreque pallide rufescentihus ; vellere molli, 

 longiusculo, ad basin cinereo. Long, corii desicoati a rosfro ad basin caudcB 

 19, Cauda cum p His 4-5, tarsi 5, auris extus 4*25 poll. Angl. 



