86 



MAMMALIA 



Cricetus fulvus, Blanford J. A. S. B,, xliv, p. io8 (1875); id. Yarkand 

 Mammals, p. 45, pf. ix, fig. I, pi, xb, fig. 3 ; id 5^. A. S. B., xlviii, p. g6 ; 

 Scully P. Z. S., 1881, p. 205. 



Didrihution. — Central Asia extending westwards to the Cas- 

 pian and Asia Minor ; it has been obtained within the limits of the 

 Indian Empire at Gilgit only. 



The three so-called species, Cricetus phseus, C. fulvus, and C. isa- 

 bellinus do not differ from one another except in size, and even this 

 ■distinction breaks down when a large series of skins and specimens 

 in alcohol are examined ; below are given the measurements in 

 inches of four specimens, the first " g " named isabellinus by Scully, 

 the second " k " fulvus of Scully, the third " h " phseus of Scully ; it 

 is, however, due to Scully to add that he himself in his paper was 

 evidently of opinion that the three forms could not be specifically 

 distinguished from one another : — 



Head and body 

 Tail 



Hind-foot 

 Muzzle to ear 



4'S7 



I°20 



•65 

 I'lO 



"k" 



4"30 



1-30 



•67 



1-05 



"h" 

 3-55 



I"20 



•62 



•9S 



4'oo 

 •go 

 ■60 

 •98 



a-c. 3 



Ale, 

 I skull. 

 d. Ale, skull S 

 e-f. 2 Ale. $ ? 

 g-j. 3 Ale. i 

 h. Ale. $ 



l-ta. 2 Ale. juv. 

 n-q. 4Skins,^3§ 



I skull. 

 r-t. 3 Skins, $ ? 

 I skull. 

 «. Skin 



2 Skins, I skull 

 X. Skin, skull 

 y. Skin 



$ Kohrud, North Persia W. T. Blanford. 



Shiraz 

 Gilgit 



f-ro 



Kohrud, North Persia, 



20-7-72, 7,000 feet. 

 Shiraz, Persia 



Mashish, South Persia 

 Panjah Wakhan, 4-74 

 Sirikol, 1-4-74 

 Kashgar, 17-12-73 



W. T. Blanford. 



W. T. Blanford. 



J. Scully. 



J. Scully. 



J. Scully. 



W. T. Blanford. 



Museum Collector. 



W. T. Blanford. 

 F. Stoliczka. 

 F. Stoliczka. 

 F. Stoliczka. 



[Type of Cricetus fulvus, Blanford.] 



North of Sanju Pass 

 Sirikol, 1-4-74 

 S Panjah, 21-4-74 



Yarkand, 20-5-74 

 Yangihissar, 4-74 

 S Nultar valley, Gilgit, 

 7-79- 



$ " " 7-79 

 S Yarkand, 4.75, 



Kohrud, North Persia 



O X It II 



F. Stoliczka. 



F. Stoliczka. 



~F. Stoliczka. 



F. Stoliczka. 

 F. Stoliczka. 

 J. Scully. 



J.Scully. 



J. Scully. 



W. T. Blanford. 



W. T. Blanford. 



