CA&
518
Mess s.
R. E.
Olieesman
and
M.
A.
0.
Hin on
on
LXII.
—
On
ihe
Mammals
collec ed
in
A abia
by
Majo
R. E.
Chees»ian.
and
MAKTIN
A. G.
UINTON.
he
Dese
o
Cen al
I3y
R. E.
CHE15SAIAN
(Published
by
pe mission
o he
T us ees
o he
B i bh
Museum.)
TlIE
colleclion
o
mammals desc ibed
in
his
pape
was
made
by
Majo
E. E.
Cheesman
in he
Hasa
P o ince
and in
in:
Ja u a
and
Jab in
Dese s
which o m
pa
o
he
G ea
Sou h
Dese
o
A abia.
The
expedi ion
was
a anged
by
Si
Pe cy
Cox,
and was
unde aken
in
esponse
o an
in i a-
ion om
II.FI.
he
S illan
o
JSTejd,
wi h
he
objec
o
in es iga ing
he
dese - auna
o
Cen al
A abia.,
which,
owing
o he
inaccessibili y
o he
coun y
and he
ana icism
o
i s
inhabi an s,
was
unknown.
As
migh
be
expec ed
in a
dis ic
so
widely
di e en
om
he
su ounding
a eas,
many
o ms
ha e
p o ed
o be
new.
Gene ally
speaking,
he
excep ionally
pale
dese -colo a ion
is
he
mos s iking ea u e"
o he
collec ion
as a
whole,
and
o
ma ch
i o
some
deg ee
one has o
p oceed
a o
he
wes ,
whe e,
in he Ai
dis ic
o he
Cen al
Saha a,
Cap .
Angu*
Euchanan
ound
some li le ime
ago an
ex ao dina ily
pah:
assemblage
o
mammals.
I is o
in e es ,
pe haps,
lo
no o
ha ce ain
in e ences
as.
o he
special
habi s
o
some
o
he
nume ous
and
compe i i e
species
o
Me iones
and
Jaciiliis,
ound
li ing oge he
in
close local
associa ion,
de i ed
independen ly
om
a
s udy
o he
skull-s uc u e,
ind
con-
i ma ion
in and in
u n
con i m
he
obse a ions
made
in ho
ield
o a
ema kable deg ee.
The e
is
eason
o
suppose ha
he
lis
gi en below
would
apply
o he
whole
o he
G ea
Sou h
Dese ,
he e
being,
so
a as is
known,
no
physical
ba ie
unlil
he
con ines
o ho
moun ains, such
as
Aden
and
Yemen
o he
sou h
and
Musca
o he
eas ,
a e
eached, whe e ma kedly da ke o ms
a e
known
o
eplace
he
dese auna.
The
en i e
absence
o
ihe'mungoose,
so
plen i ul
in
I aq,
and he
eplacemen
o
he big
da k
I aq
ha e
by he
small pale dese -colou ed
ha e,
gi e
de ini e
e idence
as o he
limi s
o
ange
o
each
o he
species conce ned.
The
ypes
o
all
he new
o ms
ha e
been
p esen ed
o
l.e
B i ish
Museum
by
Majo
R. E.
Chees nan.
1.
Asellia
idens^Geo ic.
Ilu u .
J1.
5061,
5077,
o ea m
50, 51 mm.
;
?
o ea m
49
mn.
5076,
Mammals
om
he
Dese
o
Cen al
A abia.
549
Tln'se
specimens
we e
collec ed
in
Decembe
and a e all
in
ho
pale
awn
pelage
; in
size
hey
ag ee
wi h
he
ypical
subspecies
om
Egyp ,
and
o he
p esen ,
a all
e en s,
mus
bo
e e ed
o A. .
I idens.
2.
ipis ellus
kuhli
i/c/iwanius,
subsp.
n.
I u u
Town.
<?.
5062,
50G9;
?.
5067,
5068,
5078,
5148.
Dis inguished
amongs
he
subspecies
o P.
kuJiU
and
om
nil
o he
membe s
o he
go
HUP,
wi h
he
excep ion
o P.
co.i'i
(which
is
whi e),
by i s
ex emely
pale
colou .
Essen ial
cha ac e s
as
in he
ypical
subspecies.
Size
a he
small
( o ea m
33-34,
condylo-incisi e
leng h
o£
skull
12-3
mm.).
Gene al
colou
abo e
ligh
bu ,
da kened
by he
pa ly
isible
da k
g ey
hai -bases.
Unde pa s
whi e.
Memb anes
pallid,
In e emo al
memb ane
densely
clo hed
wi h
sho
ligh
bu
hai
abo e
be ween
he
highs
and he
base
o he
ail.
Ma gins
o
wing-memb anes
whi ish
as
usual.
Dimensions
o
ype
(measu ed
in he
lesh)
:—
Head
and
body
43 mm.
;
ail
33 ;
hind
oo
7;
ea 10.
Skull:
conclylo-incisi o
leng h
12'3
;
zygomalic
b ead h
8'2 ;
in e o hi al
cons ic ion
3'5 ;
lach ymal
b ead h
5 ',
b ead h
o
b ain-case
(}'2
;
mas oid
wid h
7'4;
dep h
o
b ain-case
in
middle
4'5
;
uppe
oo h- ow
(c-in3)
4'G.
Type.
Adul
male.
13.
M.
no. 24. 8. 2. 1.
O iginal
numbe
5069.
Collec ed
by
Majo
II.
E.
Checsmau
a
I u ii
Town
on
Decembe
7 h,
l'J23.
IIal>.
llu u ,
Hasn,
Cen al
A abia.
Among
he
ma e ial
nsod
o
compa ison
we e
wo
speci-
mens
ob ained
a
Jjah ain
and
h ee
om
Fao,
which
o m
pa
o he
(Jox-Checsman
collec ion,
and
a e
e e able
o
P.
k.
lepidiis,
a
pah:
and
somewha
la ge
subspecies.
The
ilu ii
1'ipis elles
a e,
howe e ,
e y
conspicuously
pale ,
bo h
as
ega ds
hei
u
and
hei
memb ane.0,
han
is
any
o he
o m
o
F.
kuhli.
o.
Oloni/c e is
ji/i,
sp.
n.
Hu u .
c?.
5066,
5072,
5073,
5074,
5075.
Dis inguished
om
he
o he
known
membe s
o ho
genus
by i s
la ge
size,
la ge
and
dense
u ,
pallid
colou ,
and
mo e
in la ed
audi o y
bullio.
Size
la go
( o ea m
G4-(>6
mm. ;
condylo-ineisi c
leng h
o
skull
22'4-23;
uppe
oolh- ow
8'5-8'8
;
- heco-wespondiiig
550
Mess s.
R.
E.
Chee.sman
and
51.
A. C.
Hin oh
on
anges
in he
o he
known
species
a e—58-61,
20'9-22'3,
7-8-8-2).
Fu
longe
and
much
dense
han
in he
o he
species
;
hai s
o
back
abou
10 mm.
long.
Gene al
colou
o
ippe
pa s
nea
he
"
pallid
pu ple-d ub
"
o
Ridgway,
ligh ened
by he
pa ly
isible
whi e
basal
po ions
o he
hai s.
Unde paid
pu e
whi e.
Memb anes
and
ea s
e y
pale.
Skull
dis inguished
om
skiil a
o 0.
hemp icM
and
0.
pe e si
by
i(3
sligh ly
la ge
.size,
hea ie
build,
mo e
in la ed
audi o y
hulls,
and
la ge
ee h.
Dimensions
o he
ype
(measu ed
in he
lesh)
:—
Head
and
body
73
mm.;
ail
57;
hind
oo
11 ; ea 40.
Skull-measu emen s
:
condylo-ineisi e
leng h
22'9
;
zygo-
ma ic
b ead h
15'1;
pos o bi al
cons ic ion
4'1
;
in e o bi nl
b ead h
7'1 ;
wid h
o
b ain-case
11 ;
wid h
o
occipu
11'7
;
median
heigh
o
occipu
<
;
uppe
oo h- ow
(c-m3)
S'5.
Type.
Adul
male.
13.M.
no. 24. 8. 2. 2.
O iginal
numbe
5073.
Collec ed
a
Ilu u
Town,
Ilasa,
A abia,
on
Decembe
10,
1923,
by
Majo
11.
E.
Clieesman.
Al i ude
200
ee .
Hub.
Hu n ,
Hasa,
A abia.
Ba s
o
his
genus
a e
ex emely
a e,
and he
i e
now
ecei ed
om
Hu' u
almos
double
i s
ep esen a ion
in he
Na ional
Collec ion.
They
we e
me
wi h
only
in
Ilu u
Town,
and
we e
he e
e y
uncommon.
4.
?
Pa cecJiim s
do salis.
Sou h
Hasa
:
impe ec
skin
o a
hedgehog,
ea en
by
a,
ox.
Judging
om
wha
is
le
o
his
specimen,
he
skin
belonged
o
a.
species
o
Pa c chimis}
p obably
ela ed
o
P.
do salis
o he
llad amou .
Majo
Cheesmnn
saw
lio
acks
o a
hedgehog
in he
bushy
sand-dunes
o£
he
Ja u a
dese ,
bu did no
ind
a
specimen.
5.
Uycena
kycena,
Linn.
Foo ma ks
o
hysenas,
p obably
o
his
species,
we e
seen
as a
sou h
as
Jab in,
whe e
liey
we e
appa en ly
plen i ul,
al hough
no
specimen
was
ob ained.
Wha
hey
can
ind
lo
li e
on
when
he
ibes
mo e
away
wi h
hei
camels
is a
mys e y.
6.
Canis
pallipes,
Sykes.
No
uncommon
a
Hu u
and
Jnb in,
bu
only
oo ma ks
we e
seen.
One
came
a
nigh
a
Wadi
Sahba,
and
s ole
a
Mammals
om
he
Dese
o
Cen al
A abia.
551
wnle -skiii
om
lic
camp.
The
acks
showed
ha
he
wol
had
come
wi hin
a
ew
inches
o he
sleeping
inma es
o :
he
camp.
A
specimen,
ob ained
by La
Pe sonne
in he
Pe sian
Gul ,
in
he
Cox-Clieesmau
collec ion,
is now
ali e
in he
London
Zoological
Ga dens.
I s
coa
is
ema kable
o i s
pale
g ey
colo a ion.
7.
Melli o a
sp.
One
n el
was
su p ised
a
close
qua e s,
and
unsuccess-
ully
pu sued
in he
ough
o
sand-dunes
in he
Ja u a
Dese .
8.
Ge lillus
a duus,
sp.
n.
Jabal
Dhn abin,
Ja u a
Dese .
Za unqa,
Hasa.
Mos
nea ly
ela ed
o
G.
cheesmani,
bu
wi h
ela i ely
longe
hind
oo ,
sligh ly
pale
colou ,
and
while
ail.
Gene al
colou
o
uppe
pa s
dull
sandy
bull',
lacking
.ho
wa me
och aceous
in
seen
in G.
cheesmani.
Unde pa s,
oge he
wi h
hands
and
ee ,
pu e
whi e.
Tail
wi h
i s
uppe
su ace
e y
ain ly
su used
wi h
c eain-
bu in
ils
basal
wo- hi ds
;
elsewhe e
while.
Skull
and
ee h
essen ially
as in
cheesma)u}
bu
he
nicso-
p e ygoid
'ossce
sho e
and
b oade ,
and he
audi o y
bullaB
(pa icula ly
hei
mns oid
po ions)
a
lillle
mo e
in la ed.
Dimensions
o
ype
(measu ed
in he
(lesh)
:—
Head
and
body
8G mm. ;
ail
124;
hind
oo
29; ea 12.
Skull
:
g ea es
median
leng h
28'5
;
g ea es
diagonal
leng h
29'2
:
condylo-ineisi e
leng h
24'S
;
zygomalic
b ead h
15;
in e o bilal
b ead h
5'3 ;
b ead h
o
b ain-case
13'5
;
bimca al
b ead li
]5'3;
nasals
10'4
;
pala al
o amina
4'i
;
bullse,
longes
diagonal
12'1,
b ead h
:i
igh
angles
o
las
(exclusi e
o
mea al
p ojec ion)
59
;
uppe
mola s
3'5
(on
'
c owns),
3'8
(al eoli).
Type.
Adul
male.
J3.M.
no. 24. 8, 2. 3.
O iginal
numbe
51(i2.
Collec ed
by
Majo
11.
K.
Ohee.sman
ill
Jabal
Dha abin,
Ja u a,
on
Feb ua y
i4,
1924.
Al i ude
200
ee .
.Hub.
Ja u a
Dese ,
Cen al
A abia.
This
beau i ul
li le
animal
is
s ic ly
noc u nal.
Closely
ela ed
o G.
cheesmani
desc ibed
om
I aq,
i
may
la e
be
shown
o
in e g ade
wi h
he
la e
o
he
no h-cas ;
bu ils
di e ences,
he
esul
oE a
mo e
inlense
specializa ion
o
li e
in
he
dese ,
en i les
i o be
ea ed,
o
he
p esen
a all
e en s,
as a
dis inc
species.
552
Mess s.
R.
E.
Cheesman
and
M.
A. 0.
Hin on
on
9.
Dijaoi ill is.danyu us,
Wagne .
Delaqiya,
Hasa.
? .
5228.
MERIONES.
This
gonns
is
ep esen ed
by
ou
e y
dis inc
o m.",
dis inguished
om
each
oilie
by
cha ac e s
o
skull
and
pelage,
which
appea
o be
closely
co ela ed
in
each
case
wi h
special
liabils
and he
peculia
en i onmen .
Thomas*
has
al eady
shown
ha
"a
single
dis ic
may
con ain
wo o
h ee
species,
all
looking
so
alike
as o be
eadily
con used
wi h
each
o he ,
and ye
eadily
dis inguishable
on
close
examina ion,"
and
ha
he
di e ences
in he
s uc u e
and
de elopmen
o he
audi o y
bull e
a o d
he
p ima y
means
o
dis inc ion,
and
enable
us o
sepa a e
he
species
in o
ou
g oups.
The
p esen
collec ion
con i ms
hese
iews
o
Thomas,
while
he
ield
obse a ions
sugges
an
explana ion.
The
i s
species
desc ibed
below
as M.
ismaJiells
is a
membe
o
Thomas's
a
g oup
closely
ela ed
o M.
c assus
o
Sinai.
In i
he
bullje
a e
eno mously
de eloped,
he
coa
e y
dense
and
long,
and he
colou
e y
pale.
I is
con ined
o he
sand-dunes
dese ,
and
is
a
s ic ly
noc u nal
animal.
In
his
i
ag ees
wi h
M.
c assus
;
o
Hedenbo g,
who
collec ed
he
o iginal
specimen
o he
la e
species
in
iSinai,
desc ibed
i as
"
Noc u nus,
p eda u
an e
liicem" -
'i'ho
ex a agan ly
de eloped
bnllse
appea
o
indica e,
he e o e,
ha
in he
da kness
he
animal
has o
ely
chie ly
upon
i s
sense
o
hea ing
o
p o ec ion
om
i s
enemies
;
while
i(s
unusually
hea y
coa
is no
doub
Ip
be
co ela ed
wi h
he
low
i igh
empe a u e
o he
dese .
M.
a imaliiiSj
he
second
species
desc ibed
below,
is
also
ela ed
o he
membe s
o he a
g oup,
i s
closesl
a ini ies
being
appa en ly
wi h
j)/".
pele iniis
desc ibed
om
N.W.
A abia.
This
species
inhabi s
he
ue
dese ,
bu
is
diu nal,
scampe ing
abou
on he ho
sand
and
eeding
a all
imes
excep
du ing
he
holies!
hou s
abou
noon.
In i
he
bull e
a e
conside ably
less
de eloped,
sugges ing
ha
boll)
sigh
and
hea ing
a e
elied
upon
o
de ence.
The
coa
is
e y
hin
and
sho ,
su icien
o
p o ec
i s
wea e
om
he
sun,
bu no
de eloped
as a
special
de ence
agains
he
nigh
cold.
The
excep ionally
pallid
colou
would
seem
also
o be
di ec ly
co ela ed
wi h
(he
diu nal
habi s.
The
emaining
wo
o ms,
ea ed
as
subspecies
o
M.
sy ius,
*
Thomas,
Ann.
&
Mag.
Na ,
His .
se .
9,
ol.
iii.
p. 203
(1919).
ciuiide iill,
Kongl.
Ve enskaps,
Akad.
Hnndl.
1842,
p.
233.
I
Mammals
om
he
Dese
o
Cen al
A abia,.
553
a e
much
less
specialized.
They
a e
no
inhabi an s
o
he
ue
dese ;,
bu a e
ound
along
he
bo de s
o he
cul i a ed
ields
a
Hul'u ,
whe e
luce ne
is
g own,
and
upon
his
plan
hey
eed.
A
Ilu u
he e
a e wo
i ule s—one
ed by he
Kho asan
sp ing,
he
o he
by
hel hu dud
sp ing,—and
i is
upon
he
banks
o
hese
i ule s
ha
he
luce ne
is
g own.
Be ween
he
s eams
he e
is a
ba e
limes one
pla eau
abou
a
mile
wide,
un cenaii ed
and
uninhabi able
by
Me iones.
I
is o
in e es
o
ind
ha
each
i ule
has
i s
own
peculia
o m
o
M.
ssi/ ius,
he
limes one
pla eau
be ween
being
appa en ly
an
impassable
ba ie .
One o he
o ms—M,
.?.
edi iai—has
he
iche
colou ing
o
ue
sy ius
combined
wi h
a
much
s onge
skull
and
unusually
obus
body
; he
o he
—M.
s.
e elyme—has
he
skull
and
body-p opo ions
o
s / ius
combined
wi h
a
pallid
do sal
colo a ion.
10.
Me iones
ismahelis,
sp. n.
Ilu u
Oasis.
$ .
5120,
5121
; ? .
5103,
5104,
5116.
Jab in
Oasis.
$ .
5174.
A
e y
pallid
membe
o he
c assus
g oup,
dis inguished
om
M.
c assus
by i s
smalle
size,
ine
coa ,
and
pale
colou .
Size
medium
(hind
oo
abou
31 mm. ;
condylo-basal
leng h
o
skull
up o 36 mm. in
adul
).
Tail
us
in he
o he
membe s
o he
g oup,
sho ,
abou
equal
o
head
and
body
measu emen .
Fu
e y
ine,
dense,
and
long;
hai s
on
ump
abou
20 mm. in
leng h.
Colou
o
uppe
pa s
nea
"
ligh
bu "
o
liidgway
;
unde pa s,
oge he
wi h
he
hands
and
ee ,
pu e
whi e.
Uppe
su ace
o
ail
ligh
bu
like
he
back,
no
"cinnamon-bu "
as in
mos
o he
species
o
Me iones.
Naked
po ions
o
soles
ligh
lesh-colou ,
ins ead
o
being-
black
as in he
sy ius
g oup.
Skull
simila
o
ha
o M.
c assus
in
gene al
o m,
bu
sligh ly
smalle .
Audi o y
bull e
e y
la ge,
wi h
he
mas oid,
sup a- ympanic,
and p emea al
po ions
g ea ly
in la ed,
as
in
he
ela ed
species.
Dimensions
o
lype
(measu ed
in he
lesh)
:—
Head
and
body
124mm.;
ail
124;
hind
oo
(wi hou
claws)
31
; ea 17.
JTo
skull-measu emen s
see
able
a p.
558.
Type.
Adul
male.
13.M.
no. 24. 8. 2. 4.
O iginal
numbe
5121.
Collec ed
by
Majo
11.
E.
Chees nau
a
Hul'u
Oasis
on
Janua y
7,
1924.
Hob.
as
abo e.
il
Mess s.
E. E.
Olieesmnn
and
M.
A. 0.
Ilin on
on
back
nea
"c eam-bu "
lanks
o
"
i o y-yellow."
hands
and
ee ,
pu e
whi e
11.
Me iones
a malius,
sp.
n.
Jab in.
cj.
5194;
?.
5195.
Jabal
Agoula,
Jab in.
<?.
5205;
? .
5201,
5206.
Mos
liko
M.
pele inus
in
skull,
bu
ou wa dly
dis in-
guished
by i s
pallid
colou ,
sho
hin
u ,
and
much
longe
whi e- u ed
ail.
Size
la ge
(hind
oo
37
mm.,
median
leng h
o
skull
3S'3),
he
hind
oo
and
ail
much
longe
han
in
AI.pele inus
•
ail
conside ably
longe
han,
ins ead
o
being
ahou
equal
o,
he
leng h
o
head
and
body.
Fu
sho
and
closely
adp essed;
hai
on
ump
abou
10 mm. in
leng h.
Gene al
colou
pale
han
in any
o he
known
membe
o he
genus.
C own
o
head
and
cen e
o
o
Ridgway,
ading
on
cheeks
and
Unde pa s,
oge he
wi h
he
he
hai s
o he
en al
su aco
whi e
h oughou .
Tail,
including
i s
u ,
"i o y-yellow"
h oughou ,
wi h
a
ew
sca cely
pe cep ible
g ey
hai s
in he
u .
Skull
like
ha
o
M.
pele inus,
bu
wi h
he
audi o y
bull o
somewha
less
de eloped.
In
eacli
bulla
he
mas oid
po ion
is
less
swollen
and
e mina es
pos e io ly
bu
li le
behind
he
occipi al
plane;
sup a ympanic
a id
p emea al
swellings
a
li le
less
ma ked.
Dimensions
o
ype
(measu ed
in
lesh)
:—
Head
and
body
132
mm.;
ail
16i5
;
hind
oo
37; ea 18.
Fo
skull-measu emen s
see
able
a p.
558.
Type.
Adul
male.
B.M.
no. 24. 8. 2. 5.
O iginal
numbe
5194.
Collec ed
by
Majo
R. E.
Cheesman
a
Jab in
on
Feb ua y
22,
1924.
Hob.
as
abo e.
This
in e es ing
species,
he
pales
by
many
shades
o
all
known
ji d.«,
is
essen ially
an
inhabi an
o he
sand-dunes
o
he
G ea
Soulh
Dese
o
A abia,
and i was no
ound
no lh
o
Jab in.
I s
long,
pale
c eam-colou ed
ail,
lacking
all
ace
o he
cinnamon
in
and
black
inge
so
gene ally
ound
in
Me iones,
sha ply
dis inguishes
i
om
all
ela ed
species.
This
ji d
eeds
exclusi ely
on he
bush
(A h ocnemon
uli-
cosum)
called
"Gadha"
by he
A abs,
and i s
ea hs
we e
only
ound
on he
gadha-co e ed
dunes
o
so
whi e
sand.
I is a
diu nal
species,
eeding
h oughou
he day
wi h
he
excep ion
o he
ho es
hou s
abou
noon
; and he
small,
de elopmen
o he
audi o y
bullee,
as
compa ed
wi h
hose
o
jl/.
pele inus,
is no
doub
co ela ed
wi h
he
dayligh
ac i i ies
o he
animal.
* il
'1
Mammals
om
he
Dese
o
Cen al
A abia.
555
12.
Me iones
sy ius
edi Jia;,
subsp.
n.
Klnulud
Sp ing,
Ilu u ,
<?.
5129,
5132;
$ .
5131.
A
powe ully
buil
subspecies,
dis inguished
om
he
ypical
o m
by i s
longe
and
edde
ail
and
hea io
skull.
Fu
sleek,
mode a ely
long;
hai
o e ,
ump
abou
14 mm.
in
leng h.
Colou
o :
uppe
pa s
wanne
and
iche
han
in
M.
s.
e elynce,
nea
he
"
pinkish
cinnamon
"
o
Ridgway
upon
he
c own
o
(be
head
and
back.
Unde pa s
pu e
whi e,
he
bases
o he
whi e
hai s
g ey.
Hands
and
ee
whi e,
washed
wi h
c eam-bu
abo e
;
naked
pa s
o
soles
black.
Tail
"
och accous
salmon
";
wi h
e minal
pencil
o
long
black
hai s.
Skull
mo e
massi ely
buil
han
in
ypical
sy ius,
wi h
s onge
sup ao bilal
beads
and
longe
pala al
o amina.
Do sal
edge
o
mnsse e ic
pla e
h own
somewha
u he
o wa ds.
Bull E
sligh ly
mo e
in la ed.
Dimensions
o
ype
(measu ed
in he
l"sh)
:—
Head
and
body
143 mm. ;
ail
181;
hind
oo
37 ; ea 13.
Fo
skull-measu emen s
see
able
a p.
558,
Type.
Adul
male.
13.M.
no. 21. 8. 2. 6.
O iginal
numbe
5129.
Collec ed
by
Majo
R. E.
Cheesman
a
Khudud
Sp ing,
llu u ,
Janua y
10,
1924.
JJab.
as
abo e.
13.
Me iones
sy ius
c elynce,
subsp.
n.
Kho asan
Sp ing,
Hu u .
'<$.
5047,
5050,
5053,
5059
;
?
.
5051,
5052.
An
excep ionally
pallid
subspecies,
wi h
he
ail
much
less
u ous
han
usual.
Fu
sleek.
Gene al
colou
o
uppe
pa s
pale
ocli aceous
bu ;
unde
pa s
pu e
whi e,
he
bases
o he
whi e
hai s
g ey.
Hands
and
ee
whi e,
inconspicuously
blo ched
wi h
pale
och aceous
bu
abo e;
naked
pa s
o
soles
black.
Tail
pale
och aceous
bu
abo e
and
below
down
o he
commence-
men
o he
black
do sal
inge
and
e minal
pencil.
Skull
smalle
han
ha
o M. s.
sy ius,
bu
essen ially
simila
in
gene al
o m
and
s uc u e.
Audi o y
bulk.e
ela i ely
la ge
and
mo e
globoscly
in la ed.
Dimension-)
o
ype
(measu ed
in he
lesh)
:—
Head
and
body
144 mm. ;
(ail
156;
hind
oo
34;
ea 18.
Fo
skull-measu emen s
see
able
a p.
55.8.
Type.
Adul
male.
13.M.
no. 24. 8. 2. 7.
O iginal
numbe
5050.
Collec ed
by
Majo
R. E.
Cheesman
a
Kho asan
Sp ing,
Hu u ,
Hasn,
A abia,
on
No embe
28,
1923.
Hob.
as
abo e.
556
Mess s.
E.
E.
Cheesman
and
M.
A. C.
Hin on
on
14.
Mus
musculus
gen ilis,
B an s.
Ilu ii
Ga dens.
?.
5125.
No
e y
plen i ul,
and
mo e
o en
seen
in he
ga dens
han
in
he
own.
15.
Nesokia
li x oni,
Thos.
Oqai ,
Hasa.
£.
5012.
16.
Ra us
al us,
Li
mm.
Hu n
Ga dens.
^.5126,5127.
These
ha e
b own
backs
and
whi e
bellies,
and
ep esen
he
wild
o iginal
o m
o he
"black
a ."
Majo
Cheesman
did no
seo
one in he
own.
A .
Tli u
i
w.as
a
ga den
animal,
li ing
in
bu ows
nea
he
unning
s eams
and
making
slick-and-lea
nes s
in he
ees.
17.
Jaculus lo en ice,
sp. n.
Jabal
Aqula,
Jab in.
?
.
5207.
J x u a
Dese .
? .
5123.
Dis inguished
om
all i s
geog aphical
allies
by
i s
la ge
size,
long
ail,
and
pale
colou .
Size
la ge
(hind
oo
55-60
mm.),
nea ly
as in J.
sy inx.
Gene al
colou
e y
pale.
Top o
head
and
back
nea
"
pale
pinkish
bu
"
o
Ridgway.
On he
ump
some
o
he
hai s
ha e
da k
ips,
which
o m
peculia
shade-ma kings
in
ho
gene al
pa e n
and a e
con inued
o e
he
lanks
o he
whi e
sides.
Unde pa s,
oge he
wi h
hands
and
ee ,
pu e
whi e.
Toes
hea ily
boo ed
wi h
long,
s i ,
whi e
hai s,
as
usual.
Tail
pale,
pinkish
bu
abo e,
whi e
below
up o
llie
u ,
which
is
long
and
whi e;
he e
is a
small
palch
o
"
inaceons
sla e"
whe e
he
bu
and
whi e
mee .
Skull
and
ee h
nea ly
as in J.
sy ius.
Dimensions
o he
ype
(measu ed
in he
lesh)
:—
Head
and
body
114 mm. ;
ail
176;
hind
oo
55 ; ea 22.
Skull:
g ea es
median
leng h
31'9
;
g ea es
diagonal
leng h
o
back
o
audi o y
bullse
34'5
;
g ea es
b eadih
ac oss
ace
21'8
;'in e o bi al
b ead h
11;
bimea al
b eadih
22-6;
in e o bi al
o amina,
heigh
6'7
;
b ead h
ac oss
he
wo
o amina
15
;
uppe
mola
se ies
(c owns)
4'9.
