108 MUS. 



Note. Gould (I.e.) gives Mus greyi, Gray, in Grey's Travels in 

 Australia (App. ii. p. 410, 1841), as a synonym of Mus gouldi ; 

 this, however, appears to be an error, Gray's species being, 

 according to Thomas and Collett, valid. 



12. Mus GREYI, Gray (1841). 



Grey's Rat. 



General color above intense reddish-brown, interspersed with 

 long, slender, pale tipped, black hairs ; sides yellowish-brown ; 

 lower surfaces yellowish ; feet reddish-brown ; ears nearly naked, 

 with short grayish hairs ; tail brown, much shorter than the head 

 and body. 



Dimensions. Head and body to six inches; tail to four and 

 three-fourths inches. 



Habitat. From South Australia to North-eastern Queensland. 



References. Waterhouse, Voy. Beagle, i. p. 67, pi. xxxiv. fig. 

 18 (molars); Gould, Mamm. Austr. iii. pi. xix. 



References. Gray, Grey's Trav. Austr. App. ii. p. 410; Collett, 

 Zool. Jahr. ii. 1886-7, p. 837. 



Note. Prof. Collett observes that this species " takes the 

 place in houses of Mus decumanus " in the Herbert River 

 District. 



13. Mus NANUS, Gould (1857). 



Little Eat. 



Fur coarse. General color above and the outer sides of the 

 limbs brown, with numerous interspersed fine black hairs ; below 

 grayish-white, becoming lighter and forming a conspicuous patch 

 beneath the tail ; feet light brown ; base of the fur bluish-gray ; 

 tail brown, shorter than the head and body. 



Dimensions. Head and body to four inches ; tail to three and 

 a fourth inches. 



Habitat. West Australia. 



Reference, Gould, Mamm. Austr. iii. pi. xx. 



14. Mus ALBOCINEREUS, Gould (1845). 



Grayish-white Mouse. 



Habit rather stout ; ears moderate ; tail nearly equal in length 

 to the head and body ; tarsi very slender ; fur very long and 

 soft. General color pale ashy-gray, with a slight brownish tint 

 on the hinder part of the back ; below white with a faint grayish 

 tinge ; head grayish-white, pencilled with black ; feet and tail 

 white, the latter with scattered black hairs above. 



