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Show 1868.] DR. J. E. GRAY ON MELES CHINENSIS. 209 I may observe that when Dr. Hartland's specimen was sent it was regarded as a young Arctonyx collaris. Fig. 2. Side view of skull of Meles chinensis. I cannot see any appreciable difference between the skull of Meles leucurus from Thibet, given to the Museum by Mr. Hodgson, and the skull of the ilf. chinensis, sent with the skin from Amoy. Dr. Hartland's specimen is very young, but it agrees with the other two skulls in all particulars. The following are the measurements of the skulls of the four species of Meles in the British Museum :- Length, entire from nose to front of orbit ... of zygomatic arch - of lower jaw Width of nose in front of line of orbital apertures at back part of zygomatic arch of occipital end of forehead between orbit8 tl. taxus. in. lin. 4 9 1 9 2 5 3 4 1 3 3 0 1 10 1 2 M. a-na-kuma. in. lin. 4 8? 1 6 2 0 2 9 1 0 2 7 2 0 0 11 M. leucurus. in. lin. 4 9 1 8 2 2 3 0 1 0 2 8 2 2 1 0 M. chinensis. in. lin. 4 4 1 4* 2 1 2 10 0 10 2 5 2 0 0 10 PROC. ZOOL. Soc-1868, No. XIV. |
