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as '-Epimys rufesce^is" ; they, however, clearly belong- to the white 

 bellied race. The other specimens were trapped out of doors. In 

 one only few of the chest hairs have slaty bases ; in a few there is 

 a slight trace of a ventral suffusion of yellow. 



R. r. girensis appears to be confined to that part of Kathiawar 

 which lies to the south of the Gir Hills. Although apparently not 

 often found actually together, it is accompanied in this district by 

 a dark bellied form. The latter is represented by 17 specimens 

 among- the material before me. Of these 17, only 1 ($) was 

 taken at Sasan ; and this was caught in the hut mentioned above 

 in the company of white bellied specimens ; 7 (3 c? , 4 $ ) are 

 from Keshod, where 4 of them were caught in a fig tree and 

 whence only 1 white bellied rat was obtained. The remaining 9 

 (3 s ,Q $ ) are from Junagadh (350' to 480') ; of these only 1 

 was taken out of doors and no white bellied rats were found 

 at this locality. All with the exception of the 5 mentioned 

 appear to have been trapped by Mr. Crump in huts of other 

 dwellings. 



Dark bellied specimens were obtained also from three localities 

 in northern Kathiawar. Of these the following 20 are before 

 me:— 16(8 c? , 8 $) from Raj kot (100'); (?) from Saturpur 

 (20') ; and 3 (1 c? , 2 $ )' from Vankaneer (500'). None 

 of these is marked by Mr. Crump as having been captured 

 out of doors. 



As regards colour these northern and southern specimens are 

 similar ; dorsally they are much like true girensis as above des- 

 cribed, although the general tint of the back perhaps averages 

 slightly darker. The flanks pass insensibty into the dark, rusty 

 tinged belly. Several show white pectoral spots. The feet are 

 usually dark brown above, but they are light coloured in a few of 

 the specimens. The mammae were counted in 12 females ; 9 

 have 1 as usual ; 1 has 1 1 and 2 have 1 2 ; the additions in each 

 case are pectoral. 



The following- are the dimensions of the more important speci- 

 mens : — 



