MAMMALIA. 



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North-Eastern Siberia and called L. hyperboreus. Of the latter, four varieties are described 

 and figured by Schrenk 1 from the Amur. 



Prom the western portion of Central Asia two species have been obtained : L. rufescens, 

 described by Gray 2 from Afghanistan, and since found by myself in Persia; 3 and L. rutilus 

 recently described by Severtzoff 4 from Western Turkestan. The latter is described as greyish- 

 yellow in winter, with a black admixture (? down the back) beginning from the nape. In 

 summer it is light fiery-red above, with the throat chesnut. Length 8^ inches. Some notes 

 on this species were sent to me by Mr. Dresser who obtained them from Dr. Severtzoff. 

 L. rutilus is distinguished from L. rufescens by complete absence of white on the muzzle 

 and middle of the neck, and inner parts of all four legs, all these parts being light buff ; the 

 flanks, throat, and outside of the legs fulvescent rufous. Upper parts greyish fulvous mixed 

 with some black hairs, ears large, covered with short, harsh, greyish fulvous hair, moustachial 

 bristles {vibrissa}) fulvous, a few being black, nails black. The above is the winter dress. 

 L. rutilus has been found in the ranges near Vernoe and Auliata, north and north-west of 

 Kashghar. 



Order — UNGULATA. 

 Sub-order ABTTODACTYLA.. 

 Family— SJJIBM. 

 50. SUS SCROFA, VAR. NIGRIPES. 



W. Blanf., J. A. S. B., 1875, xliv, Pt. 2, p. 112. 



1, 2, Thian-Shan mountains near Kashghar. 



The two specimens brought, skins with skulls, are of large size, and appear to agree 

 fairly in external characters with the common European wild boar, except that the whole 

 of the fore and hind-feet, with the greater part of the legs, are nearly black. Elsewhere 

 the general colour is dull, rather light-brown, the fur consisting as usual of long bristles and 

 shorter woolly hairs ; the former black, except towards the ends, where they are pale yellowish- 

 brown ; the latter rather light hair-brown ; just around the eye is black ; and the ears are clothed 

 with brown hair, darker than that of the head and back. 



The skulls are very similar to those of the European wild boar, but present, nevertheless, 

 several marked differences from the only example I have for comparison, that of a male from 

 Hungary. The first difference to be noticed is that, in both the skulls from Turkestan, the 

 occipital plane makes a more obtuse angle with the base of the skull, and a more acute one 

 with the superior surface than in the European skull. In the Turkestan skulls the styliform 

 paroccipital processes are longer, straighter and less divergent ; the auditory bullte larger ; 

 the nasal septum less ossified posteriorly, so that the hindermost portion of the nasal 



1 Reis. u. Forsch. im Amur-lande, i , p. 147, pi. VII, VIII. 

 - Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 1842, Ser. 1, x, p. 266. 



3 Eastern Persia, ii, p. 83, pi. VI, fig. 2. 



4 Turk. Jev., p. 83, Ann. Mag., Nat. Hist., Ser. 4, xviii, p. 168, 



