1866.1 Note on Lagomys Carzonice, Hodgson. 109 



oi a slaty colour, the rest being pale rufous ; hut a few of them are 

 tipped with black. 



The end of the snout, and of the upper and lower lips are dark 

 blackish. The hairs of the moustaches are very long ; some of them 

 measuring three inches : the upper ones are chiefly black, the lower 

 white, or half black, half white. The ears are comparatively rather 

 large, oval, terminating with a very obtuse point ; they are well 

 covered with hair, thickest on the outside : the hairs on the inner 

 surface being pale yellow, those on the outer much longer and softer, 

 and distinctly rufous. The feet and soles are in accordance with the 

 general hue, of a pale fulvous colour, only still lighter, and slightly, 

 and only partially tinged with a rusty tint ; the toes are black, claws 

 long and dark brown. 



The young animal does not differ in colour very much from the 

 old one. It is usually much paler and the difference between the hue 

 on the upper and lower portion of the body is far less distinctly 

 marked. The slaty hue of the inner fur is also more translucent and 

 the rufous tint on the head and the hinder part of the ears not so 

 strong. 



The measurements of three specimens from Rupshu, the eastern 

 province of Ladak, are as follow : — 



Total length of the animal, ... 



Length of the skull, ... 



Proportion of the length of the skull to 



the total length, 



Width of the skull, ... 



Proportion of width to length of the 



skull, 

 Length from the snout to the eye, 

 Length from the eye to the ear, 



Length of the ear, ... 



Width of the ear, ... 



Proportion of width to length of the 



ear, ... ... 



Length of fore foot and nails, 



Length of hind foot and nails, 



a. 



b. 



c. 





7.50 



9.00 



9.50 



inches. 



1.90 



2.25 



2.37 



)) 



0.26 



0.25 



0.25 





0.87 



1.25 



1.25 



;> 



0.46 



0,55 



0.52 





0.75 



1.00 



1.00 



11 



0.93 



1.12 



1.12 



j; 



0.62 



1.06 



1.00 



;> 



0.56 



0.87 



0.81 



)) 



0.90 



0.82 



0.81 





0.87 



1.12 



1.12 



)> 



1.25 



1.50 



1.43 



5) 



