No. 186 Mustela (Vison) Sibirica
Habitat.—Himalayas (Thibet?); Afghanistan (Candahar).
Description.—Pale brown; head blackish, varied; spot on each side of nose, on upper and lower lips and front of chin, white; tail end pale brown like back, varies; throat more or less white.
This Weasel, described first by Pallas (‘Specil Zool.’ xiv. t. 4, f. 1.) was obtained in Candahar by Captain T. Hutton, who describes it in the ‘Bengal Asiatic Society’s Journal,’ vol. xiv. pp. 346 to 352.
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