SIZE.—Head and body about 6 inches. Dr. Anderson considers this as identical with E. collaris.
[NO. 152. ERINACEUS PICTUS.]
The Painted Hedgehog.
HABITAT.—Central India, Goona, Ulwar, Agra, Kurrachee.
DESCRIPTION.—Similar to the above, but the tips of the spines are more broadly white, and the brown bands below not so dark; the ears are somewhat larger than micropus, and the feet narrower and not so long.
HABITAT.—North-west India.
DESCRIPTION.—The general colour is blackish-brown; the spines are narrowly tipped with black, succeeded by a narrowish yellow band; then a blackish-brown band, the rest of the spine being yellowish; the broad dark-brown band is so strongly developed as to give the animal its dark appearance when viewed from the side; some animals are, however, lighter than others. The feet are large; the fore-feet broad, somewhat truncated, with moderately long toes and powerful claws.
SIZE.—Head and body about 6¾ inches.
[NO. 154. ERINACEUS BLANFORDI (Anderson).]
HABITAT.—Sind, where one specimen was obtained by Mr. W. T. Blanford, at Rohri.