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Show 3 0 4 MR. J. L. BONHOTE ON MAMMALS FROM TIBET. [Nov. 14, Capt. Walton writes " The small fox does not, I feel pretty sure, occur near Khamba Jong, all the foxes seen theie emg o the large species (F. v. waddelli, ante). I saw other foxes almost certainly of this species between Karo-La and the neig 1 our 100c of the Yam Dok Cho (Lake Palti)." Accompanying the skin is a very fine adult skull (text- g. -j), which, so far as I am aware, has never before been described. This skull is quite unlike that of any other species of Fox, and is characterised by the extreme slenderness and elongation of he muzzle and the great length of the upper canines. The brain-case Text-fig. 52. i; A, lateral, and B, upper view of the skull of Vulpes ferrilatus. nat. size. and zygomata, on the other hand, do not show any signs of lateral compression or elongation, but are fairly normal in their dimensions and breadth. The supraorbital processes are stout and well developed, and the brain-case gradually widens out from immediately behind these processes and reaches its greatest breadth in line with the posterior roots of the zygomata. On the under side we may note the narrowness of the soft palate and the tendency of the pterygoids to approach each other posteriorly. The bullae are more elongated and less rounded than usual. The dentition, which |
