1887.] Birds from Northern Afghanistan. 69 



anterior and posterior, ym. 1 tAvo distinct fangs, T^n. 2 three fangs, two 

 buccal and one palatine. E. alhulus seems quite distinct from JE. auritus 

 with which I have compared it. 



2. Felis caudata (Gray). 



1. Mairaanab. 

 A flat skin, without skull. Nose to insertion of tail about 29*5 inches, 

 tail about 13, hairs at tip of tail 0*7, ear from orifice at front 2*2, 

 longest whisker 3'5, palma 3*2, planta 1'4. The ears are pointed, with a 

 small tuft of hair at the apex measuring about 0*25. The general co- 

 lour of the fur is, above, a pale yellowish grey with dusky streaks mainly 

 along the centre of the back from nape to root of tail. Below, the fur is 

 creamy white with dusky spots showing through here and there. The 

 fur is soft and moderately long, grey at the base all over the body, then 

 isabelline, and, where dark markings appear on the surface, the tips of 

 the hairs are blackish. The head is grizzled grey, darker than the back, 

 the sides of the nose pale fulvous, the cheeks white. The ears are pale 

 isabelline behind, brown at the tips, and inside the hairs are whitish. 

 The limbs are pale yellowish grey in front, with faint dusky markings 

 near the body ; inside whitish except the plantar and palmar surfaces, 

 which are brownish black. Tail above on proximal half f alvous grey 

 with dusky dashes resembling the back, below whiter and almost free 

 from dark markings like the belly ; rest of tail gTeyish white with four 

 black rings and a black tip 1 inch long. This specimen is closer to F. 

 caudata than to any other species with which I am acquainted, but from 

 want of specimens for comparison, and in the absence of the skull, I 

 cannot feel certain that the identification is correct. 



3. Canis lupus, Linn. 



1. Afghan Tnrkistan. 



A flat skin, without skull. Nose to root of tail 37*5 inches, tail 12, 

 hair at end of tail 25, ear from orifice in front 3"8. There is no black 

 on the ears or the hind limbs ; the fore limbs have a narrow black 

 stripe down the front, ending about six inches above the point of the 

 toes. Down the middle line of the back and along the upper surface of 

 the tail the hairs are mainly black, and the tip of the tail is quite black. 



4. VuLPES MONTANA, Pcarson. 



1, 2. Afghan Turkestan. 

 These are again two flat skins without skulls. From nose to root 

 of tail they measure about 29 and 31 inches, tail 15*5, hairs at end of 

 tail 2'5. The face is rufous with the usual dark patch below the eye, 



