MURIDH.—ACANTHION. 191 
The Astatic Porcupine. Hystrix cristata. 
Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1847.—Blainv., Ostéog. G. Hystrix, pl. 11 
(skull, from Syria). 
Hystrix hirsutirostris, Brandt, Mamm, Exot. &c, p. 39. pl. 8. figs. 3-6 
(skull and lower jaw). 
a, Skull. 
b. Skull. Xanthus. Presented by G. Scharf, jun., Esq. 
*¢, Skull. From the Zoological Society’s Collection. 
The Cresttrss Nevat Porcurine. Hystrix hodgsoni. 
Waterhouse, Nat. Hist. Mamm. ii. p. 461. fl 20. fig. 3 (skull), 1848. 
Hystrix daubentonii, Blainv., Ostéog. G. Hystrix, pl. 2 (skull). 
a. Skull. Nepal. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq.—The specimen 
described by Dr. Gray and figured by Mr. Waterhouse. 
b,c. Skulls. Nepal. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 
The Sayat. Hystrix leucurus. 
Sykes, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1831, p. 103.—Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1847. 
Hystrix cristata F. of Bengal, Blainv., Ostéog. G. Hystrix, p. 22. pl. 11 
(skull). 
Cervical vertebre.............. 7 
Mors aly iiece Sait tetas ae wedded a ase 16 
Tramibar gos sacks so dso eaeee oe 4 
Sacrall 4pasasdevetwe sas enes 4 
Candal v.ccscceresnve ager aes (imperfect). 
a. Skull. 
b. Bones of the body. 
e. Skull.—The ae ui described in Water- | = res 
house’s Nat. Hist. Mamm. ii. p. 460. pl. 20 a oe 8 
(skull), 1848. aed: 
d. Skull: young. 
?e. Skeleton. From Mr. Warwick’s Collection. 
fg. Skulls. Nepal. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq.—H. nepa- 
lensis, Hodgs. 
ACANTHION. 
. 1-1 44, 
Teeth :—Incisors ;; ; Molars = ;=20. 
The Java Porcupine. Acanthion javanicum. 
F. Cuv., Mém. du Mus. ix. pp. 425 & 431. tab. 20. figs. 3 & 4 (skull), 
1826.— Van der Hoeven, Act. Roun. xix. p. 182. tab. 19. fig. 4 ower 
jaw), 1889. ; of 
Hystrix javanica, Waterhouse, Nat. Hist. Mamm. il. p. 465. pl. 20. 
fig. 4 (skull).—Blainv., Ostéog. G. Hystrix, pl. 2 (skull). 
Cervical vertebre.........-.-4- 7 
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