No. 314 Arctomys Dichrous
Habitat.—Afghanistan; mountainous country north of Cabul.
Description.—Less yellow than the last, without any black on the back, and having the upper parts pale dull tawny, and the lower rufous brown. The tail concolorous with the belly, tinged here and there with rich rufous brown, the tip paling to nearly yellowish-brown.
Size.—Head and body, 17 inches; tail, 6½ inches.—Anderson, ‘Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist.,’ vol. xvi. 1875.
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