1878.] of tie G'ewi/s Erinaceus. 209 



Breadth of ear, 0" 85 



Nose to eye, 0" 72 



Ejetoear, 0'' 35 



The skull (figs, a to c) o£ this species is distinguished from that of Tl. 

 grayi, by its much less zygomatic breadth and by the less protuberant 

 character of the supra post-orbital region. The teeth in both these species 

 have much the same general characters. It is undoubtedly very closely 

 allied to E. grayi^ which it resembles in the absence of a bare area over the 

 vertex, in its large feet with its hind toes somewhat turned inwards, and 

 strong and long claws, and in the almost complete absence of a mesial pad on 

 the hind foot, but it differs from it externally in its shorter muzzle, much 

 shorter and more rounded ears, and in its darker coloration, and smaller size. 



This species is known only from one specimen procured by Mr. W. T. 

 Blanf ord at Rohri in Sind, where it is apparently associated with E. jerdoni^ 

 and I have named the species after its discoverer. 



Erinaceus jEEDOifi, n. s., Plate V^. 



Muzzle moderately long and pointed. Ears large, rounded at the tips 

 and broad at the base. Feet large, more especially the fore feet which are 

 broad and powerful, with strong claws. The hind feet well developed, but 

 proportionally not so large as the fore feet. A large well developed pad on 

 the under aspect of the hind foot. Claws strong. The tail moderately 

 long. The spines begin on a line with the anterior margins of the ear, 

 divided on the vertex by a large nude area as in E. micropus and 

 M. pictus. The spines are not very thick and they are marked generally 

 with 19 grooves and 19 ridges, the latter exceeding the breadth of the 

 former and being very sharp, with the tubercles passing down on their 

 sides, almost into the hollow of the furrow. The animal is black when 

 the spines lie flat, but when they are partially erected, the white bands 

 show, and a variegated appearance is produced. In the adult with the 

 spines 2"-15 in length, there are two white and three dark bands. The 

 apical band is broad and deep shining black, and it is succeeded by a white 

 band nearly of the same breadth, which is followed by a brown band with a 

 white band below it, and then a dusky basal band. These are the characters 

 of two females from Karachi, but in the younger of the two, the spines are 

 0"-97 in length and the basal band is hardly developed. In an adolescent 

 male from Rajanpur, which I refer to this species, there is generally only 

 one white central band to each spine, the apical and basal bands being 

 black. In a few, however, measuring 0""75 in length, there are two white 

 and three apical bands as in the type, and it is probable that in this adoles- 

 cent male as it reached maturity and its spines grew, the coloration of the 



