100 Note on the Kiang. 



describing the animal in any terms or manner consistent with science 

 is used, or the interest and nature of the subject. 



The dental formula of Felis is -| , of Ailurus is 4 > of Viverra is 



3 3 6 



6 ■ • • .3 



•g : and yet these animals constantly exhibit the respective forms -j 

 and | and | or even -| , the other teeth being deciduous and want- 

 ing in old animals generally. So again, Ursus has the dental formula 

 p though all the three premolars above and below are hardly ever 

 found save in juniors. It follows therefore, that the rule is to give the 

 teeth, inclusive of deciduous ones, and if Equus have normally the 

 7th tooth, as alleged, why have all the highest authorities heretofore 

 uniformly given - for the Equine formula ? That they have done 

 so is a fact sufficient to excuse and justify my insisting on the extra 

 tooth commonly found in Kiang, and not, I believe, commonly found 

 in Equus. Such at least is the result of observations made for me at 

 the Stud, but which will be repeated and extended at my request, and 

 the point thus decisively set at rest. 



Errata in the paper on Kiang. 



Page 2, for callosities read callosities. 

 „ 5, for binary read laniary. 



And N.B. — Dental formula that of male, the female, as usual, wanting the 

 Canines. So put under female scull for the sake of comparison with male 

 Tanghan. 



The Mammals of the Sub-Himalayas or Sewaliks and of Tibet. 



TO THE EDITOR OF THE CALCUTTA JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY. 



Sir, — In your last issue No. 28, you have given insertion to a 

 very bitter critique upon Dr. Jameson's " Zoology of Chinese Tar- 

 tary ;" for so the author of this article is pleased to style certain 

 extracts from a traveller's careless letter, priorly published by you. 

 In a foot note you admit, that in this point of view the critique was 

 uncalled for, but you conceive the observations it contains to be 

 nevertheless " perfectly fair" as well as " very valuable." I differ 

 from you in your estimate of this performance ; and if I succeed, 



