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Measurements of 4 specimens, 2 males and females, T. belongeri, Wagner : Male A. Male Female Female Bbiubxs. Tip of snout to vent . . ... Vent to tip of tail ... ... Snout to posterior margin of tragus Vertical height of ear ... ... Diameter of ear (greatest) Snout .to anterior angle o f eye Length o f fore foot „ o f middle toe ... „ of hind foot ... m. „ of middle toe. ... ... Inches. 7‘33 6-80 1-93 •64 •58 1-00 1-50 •50 1-75 •66 Inches. 6-50 616 1-77 •60 •58 •88 •96 • -47 1-60 •55 Inches. 6 7 5 5T61 1-80 •60 •50 •88 •88 •41 1-66 Inches. 6-50 4-22 1-44 •60 •42 ■70 ■80 •39 1-50 •34 A. is au adult male with perfeot dentition. B. Male with milk dentition, but with its coat nearly as light-coloured as the adult A. C. Adult female with perfect dentition and light-coloured fur. D. Voung female with milk teeth and dark ferruginous fur. Measurements of adult skull of T. belangeri, Wagner : inche8. Occipital crest to tip o f premaxillaries . . . . . . . . . . . 1*90 Inferior margin of foramen magnnm to tip of premaxillaries . . . . . . 1-'71 Greatest breadth across zygomatic arch . ■...................................................................................... 103 »« ,. » „ parietals ...................................................................................... ‘75 Breadth of lachrymal notch > . . . . . • .• ‘62 „ at c a n i n e s ................................................................................... • • • . • '33 „ „ '2nd incisors . . I . • • • • ■ • • '25 „ „ orbital angle of p a r i e t a l s ■ . ‘60 Least breadth between o rb its..............................................................................................................................'55 Length between post-palatine margin and inferior margin of foramen magnum . . .. '65 Posterior palatine margin to tip of premaxillaries • • l ’OS Greatest breadth between alveolar surface (external margin) between 2nd and 3rd molars . -65 * Breadth (external) half-way between posterior incisor and canine . . . . . . '25 Lachrymal notch to tip o f premaxillaries . . • • • • '75 Length o f alveolar b o r d e r ........................................................................................ 1*06 Breadth behind origin of zygomatic arch (inferior aspect of skull) . . . . "71 Distance between tympanic bull» (anterior extremity) . . • . . . . '14 „ „ „ „ ( p o s t e r i o r l y ) ..................................................................................... '43 Depth o f skull, premaxillary surface to anterior extremity of nasals • • • . ‘20 „ „ maxillary „ posterior „ . „ . • • > •• > '32 . through posterior margin of palate > . . . . . . . ’50 „ „ highest point of p a r i e t a l ................................................................. • . . '52 . „ at middle of occipital crest to inferior margin of foramen magnum . .. • '46 Anterior extremity of symphysis of lower jaw to extremity o f angular process .. 1'33- n ' ' . „ „ „ coronoid process ' . .;' ■ . • : '16 • Length of alveolar surface .................................................................................................. '§® Depth through coronoid process . -. • . • • „ from base of corono-condyloid notch. The skull of this species is distinguished from the skull of T.ferrugmea by the less elongated character of the facial portion and by its smaller size. The post- orbital parietal ridge is more distinct than in T.ferrugmea, and the molar perforation is smaller than in the latter species. The teeth are smaller than in T.ferru- ginea, and the second upper premolar wants the internal cusp and the cusp on the anterior margin, both of which are unmistakeably developed in the last-mentioned species; hut these structures nevertheless are represented in the present species by Tall jmperfect. little more than a ridge in the first, and in the second by an obscure tubercle. , The third premolar has only a simple internal lobe. The posterior internal process of the first molar is well developed and sometimes bifurcate. The same process on the third molar is a mere ridge. The teeth of the lower jaw are shorter and not So broad as in T.ferrugmea. This species ranges from Darjeeling through Arracan to Tenasserim, where it meets with T. ferrugmea. In the British Museum there is a specimen of this species from Nepal, from whence it was obtained by Hodgson many years ago. I t bore no name. * Tttpaia chinensis, n. sp., Plate VII, figs. 8 and 9. Fur slightly paler than in T. ferrugmea, its basal two-thirds being blackish, succeeded by a yellow, a black, and then a yellow-and-black band, which is terminal: long hairs are numerous and broadly black-tipped. The length of hair generally is 0*58 inch, of which the basal black portion is over 0*33. The longest hairs measure 0*83. There is a faint shoulder streak washed with yellowish; the chest is pale orange-yellowish, which hue extends along the middle of the belly as a narrow line. The region of the under surface and the inside of the limbs are more or less faintly grizzled as on the back, but paler and almost yellowish. The upper surface of the tail-is concolorous with the dorsum. The head is shorter than in T.ferrugmea, and the animal is altogether smaller. Its teeth are considerably smaller than those of T. ferrugmea, but larger than those of T. javamca and T. ellioti. The following are the measurements of an adult male Inches. Tip o f snout to vent . .................... ... . . . . . . . . 6-50 Vent to tip of t a i l ................................................. g-i6 „ fore foot ..................................................................................’ . . . . 0-90 „ middle toe . .. . . . .. .. . . .. .... ©.37 „ kind foot . . . . . . . . . . ’; . . 1-58 . „ middle toe ..................................................................... 0'45 Measurements of two adult skulls : Occipital crest to tip of premaxillaries . . . . Inferior margin o f foramen magnum to tip of premaxillaries Greatest breadth across zygomatic arch . » ,, „ parietals . . Breadth of lachrymal notch . . . . „ at c a n i n e s ......................................... - ,f „ 2nd incisors . . . . v „ „ front incisors . . . „ „ orbital angle o f parietals Least breadth between orbits Length between post-palatine margin and inferior margin of foramen magnum Posterior palatine margin to tip o f premaxillaries . 1-76» 1‘56 1 Skull of specimen whose measurements are given above.