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SECOND YARKAND MISSION. 
Erinaceus albulns is a very near ally of E. auritus, the species inhabiting Eastern Europ 6 
and Northern Asia; indeed so close is it, that, as Dr. Anderson has pointed out to me, thei' e 
is no external character by which dried specimens, at all events, can he distinguished. All t e 
teeth of E. auritus are, however, very much smaller, and although the general outline of tfi<j 
skull is similar, that of E. albulns is larger ; the occipital portion is differently shaped, a 11 
there are several minor differences. The only specimen of E. auritus for comparison in t ' lt ‘ 
Indian Museum is from the Volga, and it is far from improbable that other specimens from 
further east may show a passage into E. albulus. 
Fam ily — S OBI CIDM. 
8. Sorex ( Crocidura ) Myoides. PI. I, fig- E and PL la, fig. 2. 
W. Blanf., J. A. S. B., 1875, xliv, Pt. 2, p. 106. 
S. (Crocidura) parvus , murinus, subtus albescens, pedibus albidis, pilis brevibus, spei^ 
indutus, caudd supra fused, subtus albescente, setis brevissimis covfertim annulate, E 
longiusculis liic inde instruetd, auriculis mediocribus, rostro subtus albido. Long. corpO 
cum capite 2'1, caudce 1'5, pedis posterioris cum tarso 0'5, auris O' 22 poll. angl. 
1 $ , in spirit, from Leh, in Ladak. 
Mouse-brown above, white below, the fur being slaty at the base throughout ; muzzle wi^| 
numerous whiskers (m&msre), the uppermost of which are brown, the lower white; the long eS 
about three-quarters of an inch; lower surface of muzzle and chin white, with a few \o#o 
hairs. Ears moderate, rounded, about as broad as they arc high, almost naked. No latem 
glands. Eore-feet whitish, thinly clad, with white hairs above. External surface of ting 
and tarsus brown, inner surface whitish; lower part of thigh and tarsus very thinly clad; sol eS 
of feet naked, light brown. Tail about two-thirds the length of the head and body, moder- 
ately thick, with very close rings of short hairs, and a few scattered longer hairs. ^ 
The following dimensions, especially those of the ear, being from a specimen preserve 
in spirit, are somewhat less than they would he in a living animal : — 
Inches. 
Whole length from nose to end of tail . . • • • • . 3 - 6 
Tail from anus 
Height of ear from orifice ..,.••••• 0'23 
Breadth of ear-eonch . . . . . ■ • • ■ .0'22 
Longest whisker . . . . . . • • • ° . 0 - 73 
Length of fore foot (palma) . . . • • • • • .0 - 35 
Do. of hind foot (planta) 0'5 
Teeth 28 —i , c ~ — J, m f The posterior process of each upper central incisor lS 
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ . . fjq0 
about the same size as the canine. The second incisor from the middle is about three times 
