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the 
' v 'hitish at tluj 1 T ^ eat ^' Tore feet white, mixed with pale brown above, hind feet only 
eve n they are °i ^ ’ S0 ^ es ^ le feet thickly clad, only the toe-pads being naked, and 
lon gth of the liead^ai concealed by the long hair. Tail nearly cylindrical, about one-third the 
ticket, was measu red by Dr. Scully when the animal was fresh, and noted on the 
^eluding the l ° S ’ ^ le titil, of which the vertebrae are preserved, now measures 3 inches 
tithes long Vtl '^t ^ ^ le en( T or 2 - 3 without it. The hindfoot and tarsus are 1*4 
tiv Scull-^p.. +1 0ll i ^ le c ^ aws - f' ur on the hack about 03 inches long. The weight marked by 
'tie occipital crest tinperfect behind, the occipital plane having been cut away ; but as 
cranium show n 1Clnaills ’ khe total length can he measured with close approximation. The 
tile sagittal ci^ t • 6 S ti ec ™ en f° have been just adult, the dentition being perfect, although 
GS ls onl y rudimentary. The following are the dimensions : — • 
Length 
3tl 
across zygomatic arches 
breadth of ^ ^ a r i P rox i m ate) from occipital plane to alveolar : 
Ditto 
am -case across parietal region 
a ^easei which 1° 1 CC ^ 011S brought by Dr. Stoliczka from Eastern Turkestan was the skin 
Ppeared chi e fi v t lau been kept in confinement. Judging from the skin alone, the animal 
; a ^ kow far no ,°„ tiler from the common European weasel in colour, and it was difficult to 
tence was due to the circumstances under which the individual had been 
TV ^ 
W°tW DCl P0st ' 0rbit al processes 
Length suture h etwe en nasal bones 
, . on ? pslate from anterior alveolar ma 
Posterior nares 
. .... 
breadth <• ' ainassla l tooth along outer edge 
S-Stl 1 " b " C " h " Odndep) molar 1 . 
Length of 1 <m “' p a ^ e between hinder molars 
Heio-in , r ° W61 ^' aw f r °m condyle to symphysis 
'oht. of same from coronoid process . 
to the opening of the 
Metre. 
Inches. 
•0425 
1-75 
•021 
0-83 
•024 
0-98 
•01 
0-4 
•007 
0-28 
•0185 
0-75 
•005 
0'2 
•0038 
0-15 
•0075 
0-3 
•025 
1- 
•0125 
0-5 
kept, a ! U ! tids diiferi 
ti form couclm i oa S ^^ 0n ^y suspected that it was a distinct species, still I thought it safer not 
II 10m 
m e, C d s P ec ime 
a L Tt. 2 
th, 
late: 
a single skin, and in the list of species, (J. A. S. B., 1875, Yol. 
er ^ fhc specimen as Mustela vulgaris ? var. 
‘im * 8cUlly brought from Turkestan another skin of the same weasel, hut 
Se 'gether witlj U belonged to a male wild individual. This skin was also entrusted to 
, ° n d specimen mo S ° me °^ ler interesting specimens, for description. On comparing this 
Scully 
m 08 °1 which ^ ar kaiid weasel is nearly as large as an ermine, whilst the tail, the 
tlu> T Cornr non wo-iTi mos f P ar f preserved, appears to he proportionally longer than 
5 label. 
I, . spceim f > n otner inter! 
^ l, f in size 5 l )e j |](i . "° 10 car efully with M. vulgaris, I found that it differed, not only in colour, 
vow ^ s,l °ivs tlia t , V! nUf '! 1 lar o ei ' animal. The length measured on the fresh carcase by Dr. 
in °f which . U ' Yarkand weasel is nearly as large as an ermine, whilst the tail, the 
on w • <U( i l '° r ^ le most part preserved, appears to he proportionally longer than 
e ‘ The weight and some other details are also carefully recorded on 
Wg est • ' e We i§ht of «, 
b k illtliuiM , bhe cnmm n » . b . 
As., i, p. 98, is only 2 ounces and a drachm m the 
" CSt ,ndiv idual s . COmm ^ weasel, according to t 
stna ler animals, chiefly females, 
to Pallas, Zoog. Ros. 
