6 NATURAL HISTORY. 



Family — Murid,e. 

 Genus — Mus. 



Mus decumanvs (Pall.). — The Brown Rat. Hab.: Europe and Asia. 



a t b $r c. — Living specimens, presented by Messrs. E. H. 

 Aitken and R. A. Sterndale, Bombay. 



* Mus sp. ? — Nov. Sp. Hab.: Bombay. 



a, — Liviug specimen, presented by Mr. E. H. Aitken, Bombay. 

 Musrattus. — Young, presented by Mr. E. H. Aitken, Bombay. 



b 8f c. — Adult, presented by Mr. E. H. Aitken, Bombay. 



Mm (Nesokia) Elliotanns. — Elliot's Field Rat. Hab.: Bengal, Assam 



and Bombay. 



a. — Living specimen, presented by Mr. E. H. Aitken, Bombay. 



Mus urbanus (Hodgs.). — Common House Mouse. Hab.: India. 



a to d. — Living specimens, presented by Mr. R. A. Sterndale, 



Bombay. 



Family — Lepokid/e. 



Genus — Lepus. 

 Lepus ruficaudatus ( Gcoffr.). — Common Indian Hare. Hab.: India 

 t 11. — Specimen, mounted in folds of Python. Donor, Mr. W. 



Shipp, Lanowlie. 



ORDER VIII — PROBOSCIDEA. 



Family — Elephantid^. 



Genus — Elephas. 

 Elephasindicuk ( Cuv. ). — Indian Elephant, Hab.: India, 



a.— Skull of male, presented by Mr. J. Skiilingford, Purneah, 



ORDER IX.— UNGULATA. 



Family — Rhinocerotid^e. 



Genus — Rhinoceros. 

 Rliinoceros indicus ( Cuv. ). — The Indian Rhinoceros. Hab.: Hima- 

 layan Terai, from Central Nepal 

 to Eastern Assam. 



* Apparently undescribed ; to be named hereafter. 

 \ Mounted by Mr, E. L. Barton. 



