1875.] Martens, Weasels and Badgers. 29 



Sub-fam. Musteline (Martens, Weasels,* and Badgers). 

 *60. MAETES FLAVIGTJLA (J. 96). 

 Mustela flovigula, Boddaert. 



Black-capped Marten. Khasia hills and Arakan. 

 Similar to Himalayan specimens, and differing from the Malayan race, 

 found also in Formosa, hy having much longer fur and a wholly black cap, 

 instead of a brown cap with black periphery. 



*61. Helictis nipaleusis (J. 95). 



Gulo nipalensis, Hodgson, J. A. S. vol. v. p. 237 ; Melogale personata, Is. Geoffroy. 

 Kyoung-pyan (Mason). 



The Brock-weasel. Arakan, and common in Pegu. 



It is decidedly identical with the species inhabiting Nipal and Sylhet, 

 if not also with 3. orientalis (Horsf.) of Java ; but distinct from S". mos- 

 chata, Gray, of S. China and Hainan, and H~. sulaurantiaca, Swinhoe, of 

 Formosa. Dr. Gray identifies Melogale personata, from the vicinity of Ban- 

 goon, with the Chinese S". mosehata, judging — it may be presumed — from 

 the figure rather than the description in the Zoologie of M. Belanger's Voyage 

 aux Indes Orientates.] 



*62. Abctonyx collaeis (J. 93). 

 Arctonyx collaris, F. Cuv., Mamm. Lith. iii. t. 60 ; Aretonyx isonyx, Hodgson. 

 Khway-too-wet-too, Arakan; Khwae-tawet, wet-tawet (Mason). 



Large Burman Sand-badger.J Inhabits Assam, Sylhet, and Arakan, 

 and at least as far southward as the country bordering on the Sitang. An 

 Arakan specimen is figured. § 



63. A. TAXOIDES. 



Arctonyx taxoides, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xxii. p. 591. 



The small Burman Sand-badger is much smaller and better clad than the 

 preceding, with the pig-like snout less developed. Both appear to have much 

 the same geographic range. 



* The Mustela nudipes, F. Cuv., inhabits the mountains of the Malayan peninsula, 

 Sumatra, and Java, and may therefore be looked for on those of the Tenasserim provinces. 



t P. Z. S. 1865, p. 153. 



% [In Jerdon's Mammals of India, the Hindustani Bhalu-soor, i.e. Bear-pig, is given as 

 the native name of this animal ; but this seems to be an error, for the usual term applied to 

 it is Bali-soor, which means Sand-pig, which is in consonance with its known habits. J.A.J 



§ J. A. S. B. vol. vii. p. 735, pi. 



