216 Annals of tlie SoiitJi African Museum. 



SACCOSTOMUS MASHOXAE, THE MASHONALAND POUCHED EAT. 



Saccostomus mashonac, DE WINTON, Proc. Zool. Soc., pp. 804, 805 

 (1896). 



Description. General colour above iron - grey, sides somewhat 

 paler, below slaty grey with grey drab tips to the fur ; tail thinly 

 covered with hair with longer white hairs standing out somewhat 

 like those on the tail of a shrew. 



Skull with the middle upper molar with a small though well- 

 developed extra outer anterior cusp, not present in the other 

 species. 



This and the colour distinguish this species from S. campcstris. 



Dimensions (of the type). Head and body 5 - 27 ; tail 1'37 ; hind 

 foot -87 ; skull length 1-39, breadth -68 ; upper molars -19. 



Distribution. The type of this species was obtained by Mr. J. 

 ft'. Darling at Mazoe in Mashonaland ; there is no example in the 

 South African Museum. 



SACCOSTOMUS ANDEESSONI, ANDEESSON'S POUCHED EAT. 



Saccostomus lapidarius, apud THOBIAS, Proc. Zool. Soc., p. 266, 

 pi. xiv., fig. 2 (1882) (nee Peters). 



Saccostomus mashonae, apud DE WINTON, Ann. Mag. N. H. 

 (6), xx., p. 322 (1897) (nee de Winton, Proc. Zool. Soc. (1896), 

 p. 804). 



Saccostomus anderssoni, DE WINTON, Ann. Mag. N. H. (7), i., p. 6 

 (1898). 



Description. Eesembling S. campcstris in form and dimensions 

 but differing in colour, being of a light, somewhat sandy tint, instead 

 of drab brown. 



Distribution. Damaraland and Angola. 



SACCOSTOMUS FUSCUS, THE SMALL POUCHED EAT. 

 Saccostomus fuscus, PETEES, Eeise Mozamb. Saugeth., p. 168, 

 pi. xxxvi., fig. 4 [animal], pi. xxxv., fig. 13 [skull] (1852). 



Description. This species resembles the previous one, but is 

 smaller, and has a more pointed nose and more thickly haired ears ; 

 below it is grey, and its claws are black. 



Dimensions. Head and body 3 - 25 ; tail 1-10 ; hind foot -70 ; 

 skull length 1-0. 



Distribution. This species w r as also discovered by Peters further 



