1878.] W. T. Blanford — Hew Hedgehog from Muscat in Arabia. 213 



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rather paler. Each spine is surrounded by about 24 to 28 longitudinal 

 grooves, the ridges between the grooves being closely tuberculate. 



The following are measurements o£ the specimen in spirit, an adult 

 female. Males are probably rather larger. Tlie length, owing to contrac- 

 tion, is somewhat less than that of a fresh specimen would be — 



Length from nose to anus, 



Ditto of tail, 



Total, 

 Length of ear from orifice, ... 



Ditto ditto outside, ... 



Breadth of ear, 



Length of palma without claws, ... 



Ditto planta ditto, ... 

 The skull of the same specimen is rather narrower than that of J57. col- 

 lariSj and has a longer muzzle. The following are measurements : 



in 

 Length from occipital plane to end of premaxillaries. 



Ditto from lower margin oi foramen magnum to ditto. 



Ditto of bony palate from opening of posterior nares, 



Breadth across zygomatic arches, 



Breadth of frontal region between orbits, ... 



Ditto nasal bones, 



Length of nasal suture, 



Ditto of mandible, 



Height of ditto about, 



5-5 



0-9 



6-4 



1-6 



1-35 



0-9 



0-9 



125 



1-9 



1-78 



105 



098 



0-45 



013 



0-56 



1-42 



065 



Description of Plate, 



Fig. 1. Head of ^rinaceus niger, 



2. Fore foot of ditto. 



3. Hind foot of ditto. 



4. 5, 6. Skull of ditto. 



