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SedoNchen (6,500'). 



4 (2 (J , 2 2 ), 3 being adult, collected by Mr. Crump. Dimen- 

 sions : — 



5769 s , 14 Nov. 1914, 154—178—31—21, Weight 44 ozs. 



5748 2,10 „ „ 132—145—30—20 ,. 2|" „ 



5779 2,15 „ „ 140—152—29—19 

 The first two have the backs yellowish-brown, lined with black ; 

 their bellies are whitish, the ventral hairs having deep slaty bases 

 and white tips ; their feet have dusky markings above and the tails 

 are dark. No. 5779 has a darker belly and shows a trace of a buff 

 stripe and collar. 



Gangtok (6,000'). 



3 (1 (^ , 2 2 ,) collected by Mr. Crump ; 2 in British Museum 

 (Nos. 15. 9. 1. 143/144). Dimensions:— 



•143 5875 J , 3 Dec. 1914, 167—191—33—21, Weight Si ozs. 



•144 5871 2, 2 „ ., 150—179—31—20 



5876 2,3,, „ 140—165—32—22 Weight 3 ozs. 



No. "144 is dark above, while -143 is yellowish-brown as in 

 the <s from Batasia. In the former (-144) a few hairs along the 

 mid-throacic line have buff tips ; in the latter (-143) many on the 

 thro at and chest are buff-tipped and form a complete collar and 

 median stripe. All the ventral hairs have deep slaty bases and the 

 feet are perhaps a shade darker than in the specimens from Batasia. 

 The skull of -143 was measured (Table 1) and does not appear to 

 differ from those from Pashok. 



GOPALDAHRA (4,720'). 



1 s (No. 24) collected by Mr. N. A. Baptista, on 2nd May 1915. 

 differs from the other specimens from this locality, referred below 

 to R. sikkiymnsis in having the bases of the ventral hairs deep slaty. 

 It may perhaps be i-eferred to U. r. tistm. The dimensions of this 

 specimen are: — 146 — 198 — 32 — 23. 



2. Rattus rattus hliotia, subsp. \\. 



Type:— A male (B. M. No. 17- 7- 2- 20; Original No. 1185), 

 collected at Hazimara, Bhutan Douars, on 26th November 1915, 

 by Mr. N. A. Baptista ; presented to the British Museum by the 

 Bombay Natural History Society. 



Distribution : — Known onl}^ from the type locality. 



Material examiyiecl : — 124 {QQ s -, ^8 2) collected by Mr. N. A. 

 Baptista between 22nd October 1915 and 13th January 1916. 



Description : — This is a soft-furred rat closely resembling H. r. 

 tistce in general appearance. It differs, from the latter subspecies in 

 its smaller size, the hindfoot and ear averaging in 111 adults, 31 

 and 20-4 instead of 32 and 21-3, respectively; the tail also is 



