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Show 1 9 0 5 .] MAMMALS FROM PERSIA AND ARMENIA. 5 2 3 11. M e l l iv o r a in d ic a Kerr. 2 . 24. Ram Hormuz, E. of Ahwaz. 12. C it e l lu s x a n th o p r ym n u s Benn. 3 . 60. Baibort, between Erzeroum and Trebizond. In the fulvous summer pelage. Those obtained by Mr. Danford in Central Asia Minor are in the grey winter coat. 13. C ite l lu s concolor Geoff. 2 . 47. Bast-Kala, near Lake Van. 7200'. 3 . 52. $ . 48, 49. Lake Van. 5500'. " Very plentiful on open sandy ground ; to be seen about all day."-R. B. W. 14. T a t e r a t.e n iu r a Wagn. 3 . 8, 9, 10. Bunde-Kil, Karun R. 250'. § . 13. Shus, near Dizful. 500'. 3 . 23. Ram-Hormuz, 60 mi. E. of Ahwaz. 500'. $ . 28. Mala-i-Mir, 70 mi. N.E. of Ahwaz. 3300'. Whether this species grades into the Indian T. indica remains to be seen when more material is available. 15. M eriones persicu s Blanf. 5 . 26. Mala-i-Mir, 70 mi. N.E. of Ahwaz, S.W. Persia. 3 • 36. Dopulan, 120 mi. N.E. of Ahwaz. No. 26 agrees very well with a co-type, a female, in the British Museum from Kohrud, but 36 has longer ears and smaller bulke. As -its locality, however, is intermediate between those of 26 and the type, I presume the differences are either individual or sexual. 1 am glad to be able to come at last to a definite conclusion about the generic position of this animal, the teeth of the co-type being so worn down that it was impossible till now to decide whether it was a Meriones or a Gerbillus. The new specimens show clearly that its teeth are those characteristic of the former genus. 16. M eriones er y th r u r u s Gray. 3 ■ 1, 3, 22. Ahwaz, Karun R. 220'. This Gerbille, which I provisionally refer to the Afghan species, is also nearly related to M meridianus Pall. " Plentiful all along the flat coast plain from Bushire to the Karun River. Nocturnal."-R. B. JV. 17-18. Mus-m usculus group . $ . 29. Deh-i-Diz, 90 mi. N.E. of Ahwaz. 5500'. 2 . 31. Bachtyari Mts., 100 mi. N.E. of Ahwaz. 5800'. 5 . 37. Bagh-i-Badaran, 30 mi. S. of Isfahan. 8000'. $ . 45. Sakiz, 100 mi. N. of Kumanshah. 5000'. 3 . 55. Tortoum R., N. of Erzeroum. 4000'. |