2(1 S.MISTKDTS KILIMAND.JARO-MERU EXPEDITION. 2. 



Both these specimens have the hairs of the tip of the tail tipped with whitish. This 

 characteristic may, however, also be found in South African specimens as I have stated 

 on a specimen from Caffraria in this museum. South African specimens, which I 

 have seen, appear to be larger than these two are. There is thus quite possible that, 

 if this characteristic proves constant, Kilimandjaro is inhabited by a separate race, but 

 two specimens are hardly sufficient to decide this question. 



Tiitora inomliiisa* WEOUGHTON. 

 Tatera mombasce WROUGHTON, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 7, Vol. 17, 1906 p. 403. 



Mem: 5 specimens from the acacia forests at Ngare na nyuki - : ' \ \ 1905 1 specimen 

 from the same locality Jan. 1906. 



These specimens agree with WROUGHTON' S description, but some are a little larger 

 attaining a length of head and body of about 140 mm. and of tail up to 180 mm. The 

 length of the tail is also a little variable as two specimens of almost the same size have 

 the length of their tails somewhat unequal. 



This species cannot be identical with Meriones hucoya$tfr PETERS from Mozam- 

 bique because the latter has the tail shorter than head and body. WROUGHTON has 

 expressed a doubt whether T. inoinbasce might be joined as a subspecies with PETER'S 

 Iciicngaster but I think that both are specifically different. 



SJOSTEDT found this Tatera to be common in the acacia forests at Ngare na nyuki 

 where it was caught in the thickets formed by shrubs and bayonet-plants>> (Sanseveria) 

 which like islands were isolated by open stretches covered with black volcanic sand. 

 In the same thickets were also found other species of rodents, as well as shrews. 



Miis hildebrandtl PETERS. 

 Mi<* hihlt'linnirlli PETERS, Monats-Ber. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1878 p. 200. 



Kilimandjaro: 13 specimens from Kibonoto, first part of July 1905 -- 2 specimens 

 from the same locality "/TO 1905 - M<m: 8 specimens from the acacia forests at Ngare 

 na nyuki Jan. 1906. 



The fecundity of these animals must be remarkably great. One female had on the 

 left side 10, and on the right 8 teats, another on the left side 7, and on the right 10 teats. 

 The number of teats is thus very great but not constant. Their position is also variable, 

 sometimes two teats sit rather close together. 



It was the common house rat in the huts of the natives. 



Mus jacksoui DE WINTON. 



Mus JacJ^oni DK WINTON, Ann. & Mag. Nat, Hist. ser. 6, Vol. 20, 1899 p. 318. 

 Kilimandjaro: 1 specimen Kibonoto, July, 1905. 



Mr THOMAS has kindly identified this specimen. M><* jach^mi was originally des- 

 cribed from Uganda. 



