BY E. r. RAMSAY, F.L.S. 43 



PriLOPUS RiroDOSTicTi'S, TrisfrriDL Previously described by 

 ine under the name of P. ricliardsi, see antea. 



Tlien follows a list of 1)8 species recorded from the Solomon 

 Group, of these however the following 7 species must be thrown 

 out : Dicrums mei/arhj/ncltm^ Crntropus nfer-albus, y^asiferna 

 pm-f'o, Lorms InjpcDiiochrous, Cnrj^opliar/rt flns'cltii, JPhlof/cEnrfs 

 joJuouuv, Chalcopliaps clwi/soclilorn. All of which (except the 

 last) are from Xew Ireland, Xew Britain, or the Duke of York 

 G-roup. Rallusintacfm, also, requires confirmation. Ornithologists 

 may with advantage compare this paper with my list given in the 

 foregoing pages where certain errors will be found corrected. 



Ox A XEW sPEcrES or 3Iu.s from the Island of Ugt, Solomox 



Group. 



By E. p. Eamsay, P.L.S., &c. 



[Plate v.] 



Mus SALAMOxrs, Hp. nov. 



General colour of the fur, of a light ashy grey, somewhat 

 grizzly, and pencilled with black, the base of the hair mouse 

 colour, the tips almost white : long black hairs extending about 

 half an inch beyond the fur, which is slightly harsh to the touch ; 

 the tail bare, scaly ; the whiskers long, blackish ; the ears small, 

 inside grey, on the outside covered with minute hairs. 



AduJt male, described from specimen preserved in alcohol. 



Total length to tip of tail IT'S ; length from snout to vent 8"5, 

 from snout to centre of eye 1 in., from snout to base of ear 1*7 ; 

 length of ear 0"5, breadth at base 0'3 ; from nostril to upper 

 incisors 0'^ ; width of snout at point 0-2 : length of wdiiskers 2'5 

 reaching to the shoulders ; length of forearm and hand 2'3 ^ 

 width of hand 0"1, length 5 (without fingers) ; length of first 

 finger 0'38, second O'-iG, third 0*45, fourth 0".3 ; thumb (a horny 



