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border of ears, and inside of thighs whitish; in some 

 instances a white spot on each side of the throat. 



The following three forms have been recognised as 

 distinct : — 



A. Size larger ; feet and hoofs large. 



a. Ears coloured like back M. m. moschiferus . 



b. Ears largely or wholly black externally M. m. sif amicus. 



B. Size smaller ; feet and hoofs small M. m. parvipes. 



A.— Moschus mosehifepus moschiferus. 



Mosohus sibiricus, Pallas, Spicil. Zool. faso. xiii, p. 29, 1780 ; Qray, 



Cat. Ungulata Brit. Mus. p. 243, 1852; Gerrard. Cat. Bones 



Mamm. Brit. Mus. p. 269, 1862. 

 Moschus altaicus, EscJisclwUn, Isis, 1830, p. 606. 

 Moschus moschiferus altaicus, Brandt, Medicin. Zool. vol. ii, p. 347, 



1833. 

 Moschus chrysogaster, Hodgson, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. viii, 



p. 203, 1839 ; Gray, Cat. Ungulata Brit. Mus. p. 245, 1852, Gat. 



Buminants Brit. Mus. p. 97, 1872 ; Gerrard, Cat. Bones Mamm. 



Brit. Mus. p. 269, 1862. 

 Moschus leucogaster, Hodgson, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. viii, 



p. 203, 1839; Gray, Cat. Ungulata Brit. Mus. p. 245, 1852, 



Cat. Buminants Brit. Mus. p. 96, 1872. 

 Moschus saturatus, Hodgson, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. viii, 



p. 203, 1839. 

 Odontodorcas moschiferus, Gistel, Nafurgesch. Thierreichs, p. 82, 



1848. 

 Mosohus moschiferus fasciatus, Milne-Edwards, Ann. Sci. Nat., Zool. 



ser. 5, vol. ii, p. 119, 1864; Gray, Cat. Buminants Brit. Mus. 



p. 96, 1872. 

 Moschus moschiferus maculatus, Milne-Edwards, Ann. Sci. Nat., Zool. 



ser. 5, vol. ii, p. 120, 1864 ; Gray, Cat. Ruminants Brit. Mus. 



p. 96, 1872. 

 Moschus moschiferus oonoolov, Milne-Edwards, Ann. Sci. Nat., Zool. 



ser. 5, vol. ii, p. 121, 1864; Gray, Cat. Buminants Brit. Mus. 



p. 96, 1872. 



Typical locality " Tatary, approaching China." 

 General characters those of the species ; ears relatively 

 short, coloured externally like back. Even in the Himalayan 

 area considerable individual or local variations in colour are 

 noticeable ; some examples being paler than ordinary, while 

 others tend to the development of a yellowish tinge, especial!}' 

 on the under-parts, and yet others to blackish. 



The name M. m. chrysogaster is available for the Himalayan 

 form, if, as is probable, this proves to be a distinct race. 

 Allen suggested that the Siberian form might l)e known as 



