PRIONODON. 167 



I obtained a skin of tliis remarkable animal in the Kakhyen hills, where it 

 appears to be as rare as it is in the Himalaya. It is very seldom seen or captured by 

 the natives. I have no information to communicate regarding its habits, which are 

 but little known. 



The allied species, P. gracilis, Horsfield, occurs in Tenasserim and Malacca, and 

 Dr. Horsfield records it from Sumatra, Siam, and Java; in the British Museum 

 there are two specimens from Borneo. 



The skulls, as remarked by Dr. Gray, are very much alike, but that of P. gra- 

 cilis is distinguished by the greater length and breadth of the hinder part of its 

 palate, as far back as the pterygoids, and by its broader muzzle. 



