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Show 1880.] THE MAMMALS OF ASIA MINOR. 59 Gmelin's " Orientalische Schaaf" » is still preserved in the St.- Petersburg Museum. In his opinion it is quite distinct from 0. gmelini, but agrees with specimens received from North Persia. According to this view (as to which we have no material to found a personal opinion upon), the synonymy of the Asia-Minor and Cyprian Wild Sheep would appear to be as follows:- Ovis GMELINI. Ovis gmelini, Blyth, P. Z. S. 1840, pp. 69, 78 (descr. orig.) ; ejusd. Journ. As. Soc. Beng. x. pt. 2, p. 886 ; Fraser, Zool. Typ. pl. xxi. [Based on the Erzeroom specimens now in the British Museum ; but Gmelin's "Orientalische Schaaf" is regarded as identical.] Ovis anatolica, Valenciennes, Rev. et Mag. Zool. 1856, p. 346 (descr. orig.); ejusd. Compt. Rend. Ac. Paris, xliii. p. 56; de Tchi-hatcheff, As. Mineure, 2me ptie p. 727, pl. iv. Hab. Erzeroom (Dickson ty Ross, Mus. Brit.) ; Bulgar Dagh (Tchihatcheff, Mus. Par.); Cilician Taurus (Danford, Mus. Brit.). Ovis OPHION. Ovis musimon, var. /3, orientalis, Brandt & Ratzeburg Mediz. Zool. i. p. 54, pl. ix. figs. 1 & A (descr. orig., 1828, nee Schreber) Ovis ophion, Blyth, P. Z. S. 1840, pp. 73, 78 (ex Brandt & Ratz.); ejusd. Journ. As. Soc. Beng. x. pt. 2. p. 887. Ovis cyprius, Blasius, Saugeth. Deutschl. p. 4/3, figs. 251, 25i (ex Br. & Ratz.). Hab. Cyprus (v. Sack, Mus. Beroli). W e may remark that our national collection does not yet possess a specimen of this latter Wild Sheep, which is supposed to be peculiar to our "youngest dependency." 30. *SCIURUS SYRIACUS, Hemp. & Ehr. Dereek, Kallay. D. & A., no. 26. 31. *SPERMOPHILUS X A N T H O P R Y M N U S (Benn.). Arab-tauo-chan. D. & A., no. 27. Many more specimens were obtained of this little-known Soushk, which was fully described in our first paper; those which were preserved show a remarkable uniformity both in proportions and coloration The species swarms over the whole barren district of the interior, from Kaisariyeh to Eski-Shehir. A Soushk from Ok Meidan in European Turkey, obtained through the late Mr. Pearse of Constantinople, proves to be S. citellus (Linn.) ; probably the Bosphorus is the limit between the ranges of the two species Other animals, apparently belonging to this genus, were observed on the banks of the river Sakaria (Sanganus); these were grey in colour, with pale-yellow breasts, but unfortunately no specimens were procured. i -c • „ri -R,,«ql iii -o 486 pl.lv.; =JEgoceros musimon, Pallas, Zoogr. Boss. i BeisedRusssL.m-P^*sp 'gch J e r ) =0vis orientahs, Keyserling & S Wirbelth E ^ i - PP- v, 29 (part., 1840), Blasius, Saugeth. Deutschl. p. 472,'ngs. 249, 250. |