MAMMALIA. 



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On the label of one of the specimens from Karghalik, a male, the following details, evi- 

 dently from the fresh specimen, are given in Dr. Stoliczka's handwriting : — 



Inches. 



" Whole length . . . 8-2 



Length of head ............. 2 - 3 



Do. of tail ... 0-7 



Snout to eye 1-17 



Do. to base of ear . . . . . . . . . . . .1*75 



Length of ear from front base . . . . . . . . . .1*5 



Ditto from hind do. .......... 1*45 



Breadth of ear ............. 1*2 



Length of gape 1*2 



Do. of fore foot with claws 1*25 



Do. of hind foot 1-6 



" The snout projects 0'4 inch beyond the lower jaw ; the distance between the fore feet when expanded is 

 8" 2 inches ; between the hind feet 9 inches. Iris black, snout blackish, outer edges of nostrils ciliated, head 

 pale rusty, entire under surface white, as well as behind the ears, along [the edge of the area covered by] the 

 spines all round the white is fringed with very pale rusty ; ears, feet, and tail silvery brownish-grey ; claws 

 fleshy white, soles blackish. Tongue elongately oval, and very thick." 



The longest spines are a little less than an inch in length in most specimens. The 

 irregularity of the spines, I think, depends on the manner in which the skin has dried. 

 There is no variation of importance in the different specimens. 



The skeleton is that of an animal not quite adult. The skull measures 1*9 inches long 

 by l'l broad across the zygomatic arches, and 0'5 between the orbits. 



The following are measurements of an old skull with worn teeth taken from one of 

 Dr. Stoliczka's specimens : — 





Met. 



Inches. 



Length from occipital plane to anterior end of premaxillaries 



. -050 



2 



from lower margin of foramen magnum to ditto . 



. -048 



1-93 



„ of bony palate from opening of posterior nares 



. -028 



1-15 



„ of suture between nasal bones ..... 



. -015 



0-6 



Breadth across zygomatic arches . . . . . , 



. -030 



1-23 



„ of brain pan at posterior termination of zygomata 



. -023 



0-94 



Least breadth of frontal region between orbits .... 



. -012 



0-51 





. -002 



0-1 





. -005 



0-18 





•006 



0-22 



Length of lower jaw from angle ...... 



. -037 



1-48 



Approximate height of ditto ....... 



. '017 



0-7 



On Plate la, the figures 1, la, lb, are taken from a very old skull; lc, Id, le, If, from the 

 young, immature skull belonging to the skeleton obtained at Yarkand, the latter being added 

 in order to show the form of the teeth, which are worn down to a flat surface in the aged 

 s"kull represented in the upper figures. 



