30 Mamm. 
mammalia. 
M^gnin, P. Le Chiem; histoire, hygiene, m6deeine. Paris: 1883, 8vo, 
pp. 475. 
[Not seen by Recorder; cf. Le Nat. ii. 1883, p. 302.] 
-1 Canis. On an anatomical difference between the wolf and dog ; H. 
Landois, Morph. JB. ix. p. 163. The dog’s intestinal canal is from five 
to six times as long as the body, while that of the wolf is only four 
times. 
Canis lupus. On its ravages in Russia and Li viand ; M. Braun, Zool. 
Gart. xxiv. p. 91. 
Canis occidentals occasionally feeds on berries ; J. C. Hughes, Am. 
Nat. xvii. p. 1 192. 
Canis familiaris. On the prehistoric races of the common dog ; J. N. 
Woldrich, MT. anthrop. Ges. Wien, xii. pp. 27 <£ 153. 
" ilCanis ekloni ) sp. n., Prjevalsky, Third Journey to Thibet, p. 216, 
Thibet. 
J Canis azarce-fossilis t cultridens , and protojubatus, spp. nn. (foss.), Ger- 
vais & Ameghino, op. cit. (gen. subj.) pp. 37-39, S. America. 
Vulpes rnelanog aster. This so-called species is only a geographical race 
of V. vulgaris ; C. Lepori, Atti Soc. Ital. xxiv. p. 87. 
-si Dinocyon thenardi. Notes on this Eocene species, with figures ; H. 
Filhol, Arch. Mus Lyon, iii. p. 43. 
'JCynodictis dubius and rossignoli , spp. nn., C. compressidens var. viver- 
roides, C. crassirostris var. viverroides , and C. leptorrhynchus var. viver- 
roides } varr. nn. (foss.), Filhol, Mdm. Quercy Mamm. pp. 48-62, pis. vi. 
& vii., Eocene, Quercy. 
d Cynodon speciosus , sp. n. (foss.), id. 1. c. p. 41, pi. vi., Eocene, Quercy. 
MoSTELIDiE. 
^ Mustela . On the species of this genus ; W. H. Flower, Encycl. Brit. 
(9) xv. p. 575, Art. ‘ Marten.’ 
Mustela martes. On its breeding in captivity ; A. H. Cocks, Zool. (3) 
vii. p. 203. Occurrence in Co. Clare, Ireland ; J. F. Darling, Zool. (3) 
vii. p. 252. On the derivation of the name ‘ Fomud J. Lucas, Studies 
in Nidderdale (London: 1882, 8vo), p. 130. 
Putorius fcetidus. On a specific difference between the polecat and 
the ferret ; J. de Fischer, Rev. Montp. (3) iii. 1883, p. 140 (cf. Zool. Anz. 
vii. p. 333) . 
Putorius lutreola and vison. A popular account of these species ; 
W. H. Flower, Encycl. Brit. (9) xvi. p. 474. Art. ‘ Mink.’ 
Putorius itatsi. D. Brauns believes this to be at most a variety of 
P. lutreola ; Jen. Z. Nat. xiv. p. 577. 
>Pcecilogale , g. n., O. Thomas, Ann. N. H. (5) xi. p. 370. Dental 
formula : If, Cf, P.M.f, Mf (rarely f) x 2 = 28 (or 30). Back longitudin- 
ally striped. Formed on Mustela albiriucha, Gray, from Natal. 
Conepatus mercedensis t sp. n. (foss.), Gcrvais & Ameghino. op. cit. (gen. 
eubj.) p. 30, S. America. 
