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along the middle line ; the belly is a pure deep lemon to hair-bases ; 

 the feet have a dusky stripe above ; and the mammary formula is 

 2-3=10. 



Rarighat (2,500'). 

 •131, 957 s , 4 March 1912, 163—210—33—23, Weight 4f ozs. 



•134, 959$, 4 „ „ 158—225—34—27 „ 4 



Specimens from this locality have longer, softer and thicker fnr 

 than have those from Dhain. The bellies are white with an occa- 

 sional superficial tinge of yellow along the middle line ; ventral 

 hairs light to their bases ; tails slightly paler below than above. 

 No. 134 has 10 mammge. 



SONAWANEE, BaLAOHAT (2,500'). 



•139, 1348 c? , 28 May 1912, 152—208—31—21, Weight 3| ozs. 



•140,1350 2,28 „ „ 158—217—31—24 „ 3^ „ 



These dorsall)^ are very similar to No. 115, a dark-bellied rat 



from the same locality, both have white bellies, bat in the male 



many of the hairs have slaty bases while in the female all are white 



to their bases. The female has 10 mammas. 



Chanda (500'). 



•137, 1471 2 , 19 June 1912, 161—212—33—23, Weight 5^ ozs. 

 •138,1552 5,27 „ „ 155—220—31—23 „ 5 „ 

 Both these specimens show 10 mammae and No. 137 contained I- 

 embryos. These are dull-coloured grey rats, with pure white or 

 pale yellow bellies (ventral hairs unicoloured) and light feet. A 

 male in full pelage (H. & B. 155) has short thin and rather spiny 

 fur, the back being yellowish-brown lined with black ; this is much 

 like many of the specimens of arboreus. 



Chickpalli, Chanda (1,300'). 



•135,1403 6, 8 June 1912. 159— 200— 32— 23, Weight 4i ozs. 

 •118, 1415 J, 10 ., ,. 14(^—220—33-22 „ 3| „ 

 •136,1393$, 6 „ ,. 158—212—31—22 „ 4 „ 

 The bellies are white or pale yellow ; in No. 118 many of tlie 

 ventral hairs have dilute slaty bases but in the others they are 

 light throughout. Both females from this locality have 10 mammas. 

 Before offering some remarks upon the status of R. r. narhadce it 

 is necessary to describe briefly the dark-bellied rats associated with 

 it in the Central Provinces. The following is the list of the 

 material, collected by Mr. C. A. Crump, before me : — 9 (4 (^ , 5 $ ) 

 from Sakot ; 1 ( ? ) from Dhain ; 2 ( j ) from Bori ; 2 ( J ) from 

 SohaL^ur, (1,000'); 1 ( c? ) from Rarighat; 9 (5 c^ , 4 $ ) from 

 Honawanee, Balaghat; 4 (1 c? , 3 $ ) from Chanda ; and 5 (4 cJ , 

 1 $ ) from Chickpalli. Total 33 (19 c? , 14 $ ). 



