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Kolar Town. 



•94 2 , 20 Sept. 1912 164— 230— 33-5— 2l-5=100-l40-20-4-l3-l. 



Like those from Seringapatam ; dorsal colour in all rather 

 variable. 



Northern Mysore and Kanaka ; collected by G. C. Shortridge 

 (B.,M. 12.11.28.). 



Sagar, Shimoga District, 



■110 $ , 11 June 1912 150— 200— 33— 21-5 = 100-133-22-14-3. 



Feet light, with dusky markings. 



Gersappa, Kanara. 



•105 s , 27 May 1912 198— 34—22 = 100-17-2-11-1 5| oz. 



A dai'k rat, with heavy tinge of rust on belly. 



Dharwar; collected by G. C. Shortridge (B; M. 12.6.29.) :— 



•93 c?, 15 Nov. 1911 175—229—34—24 = l00-13l-l9-4-l3-7. 



•96 2 , 15 „ „ 164—188—31—23 = 100-115-18-9-14. 



Average of 13 adults:— 149-185-30^1-2l-l = 100-124-20-2-14-3. 



In some of the specimens from this district the fur is soft, in others 

 harsh and spiny ; usually rather short and sleek on belly, which has 

 usually a rusty tinge ; pectoral spots of white present in several ; 

 females with 12 mammas, 



KoYNA Valley ; collected by S. H, Prater (B. M. 15.7.3.) : — 



Ghatmatha. 



•54 ^ , 15 Dec.1914 155— 214— 32— 21 = 100-138-20-7-13-6 



Hehvak. 



•51 d , 9 Dec. 1914 172—228—31—21 ^100-133-18-12^24| oz. 



•52$, 6 „ „ 175—214—32—18=100-122-18-3-10-3 



-53$, 12 „ „ 175—227—30—24=100-130-17-2-14-7 



Dorsal colour very dark brown, more or less clouded with black ; 

 bellies with rusty tinge ; feet dusky. Skulls differ from R. r. safarce 

 in many characters of proportion (see tables II (b) and II (/'), 

 part III ) ; in having the temporal ridges and supraorbital beads 

 very strongly, instead of very weakly developed ; and the palate 

 is relatively shorter than in any other Indian form — shorter 

 than in European races. 



East Khandesh ; collected by C. A. Crump (B.M. 11.12.21.) :—f^ 



Bhadgaon. 



.21 J ,21 Mar. 1911 198— 240— 35— 25=100-121-1 7.7-l2.67foz, 



Busty brown above and below ; belly with strong wash of 

 yellow. Looks as though all black pigment had bleached out of 

 this specimen. 



Ghodasgaon. 



.22 $, 29 Apr. 1911 158—209—33—22=100-132-20.9-13.9 

 mammae 10. 



Back dark broAvn ; belly slaty with some yellow ; feet dark. 



