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215. L. 
Syn. L. nair apud Layard et Kelaart. 
Hab. S. India (?) : Ceylon. 
A. Specimen from Ceylon. Presented by E. L. 
Layard, Esq. (1848). B. Another, from Newera 
Ellia (4,500 feet elevation). Presented by Dr. 
E. R Kelaart (1848). 
216. L. vuLGAKis, Erxleben (BufFon, VII, t. 11). 
Syn. Mustela lutra, L. 
L. roensis, Ogilby. 
Hab. Europe ; N. Asia. 
A. Specimen from the Christiania University 
(1846). B, Ditto from England. Presented by Mr. 
Davison (1844). C. Large skull from Derbyshire. 
Presented by Dr. D. Scott (1856). D. Skull taken 
from A. E. skull from a Himalayan specimen 
referred to L. monticola, Hodgson : undistin- 
guishable from that of L. vulgaris ; being much 
more compressed between the orbits than in 
L. NAIR. 
Sub-genus Adnyx, Lesson. 
217. L. LEPTONYX, Horsiield {ZooL Res. in Java, fig.) 
Syn. L. harang apud Schinz. 
X. harang et Aonyx leptonijx apud Cantor 
(Horsfield). 
L. indigitata, Hodgson. 
Aonyx Horsfieldii, Gray. 
Hab. Himalaya ; Indo-China ; Malayan peninsula 
and archipelago. 
A. Adult (very dark) ; B. young (brown) ; from 
Malacca. Presented by R. W. G. Frith, Esq. (1847). 
C. D. Specimens from W. Plimalaya : purchased 
(1851). E. Specimen (more cliesnut), from Arakan. 
Presented by Col. Phayre (1844). F. Another 
(very chesnut-coloured : fur old). From Dorjil- 
ing. Presented by Mrs. Saxon (1844). G. Skull 
from F. H. Skull from Masuri. Presented by L. 
* Very like the last, but specimens with, adult dentition smaller by one- 
half or nearly so : also found at greater elevations. 
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