74 On a new Species of Porcupine, [Aug. 



and it is deemed lucky to keep one or two alive in stables, where they 

 are encouraged to breed. Royal stables are seldom without at least 

 one of them. The Parbattiahs call them Dumsi ; the crested one, 

 chotia Dumsi ; the uncrested, anchotia* Dumsi. The Lepchas and 

 Limbus of Sikim do not distinguish the two species, but call both 

 Sathung and 0' — e, in their respective languages. The subject of the 

 above description is the uncrested species, and I have only to add that 

 its manners, like its structure, are closely assimilated to those of the 

 white tail or Leucurus ; but that it is much rarer than the latter. 



The following are the dimensions of a fine old male of our present 

 animal, which I have denominated Alophus to mark the absence of that 

 conspicuous crest which distinguishes the common species both of this 

 country and of Europe. 



Snout to vent, 1 11 \ 



True tail, 4 



Tail and tubes, 5 | 



Tail and long quills, 8 \ 



Head to occiput, 5 



Snout to eye, 2 



Eye to ear, 1 1 



Ear from lobe, l £ 



Ear from crown, 1 



Mean height, 8 



Girth of chest, 1 6 



Elbow to wrist, 3 f 



Palma and nails, 2 f 



True knee to os calcis, 3 £ 



Planta and nails, , . 3 f- 



Longest quill, ,, 1 



Weight, 16p>s. 



* Anchotia exactly —Alophus, and Chotia— Cristatus, 



