r,._ON HOME LJTTLE-KNOWN SOUTH AFRICAN MAM- 

 MALS RECENTLY OBTAINED IN RHODESfA. 



By E. C. Cm-HH, F.Z.S. 



Among the 200 or so luammals that have been collected near 

 Rulawayo or sent from furthei* afield to the Rhodesia Museum during 

 the last year are representatives of several rare species and one addi- 

 tional to the 8t)uth African list. 



At Mr. F. P. Mennell's suggestion, I have drawn up the following 

 notes upon them. 



Galayo mossambicits, Peters. 



A lemur caught near Bulawayo has been identified at the British 

 Museum as belonging to this species. It is not uncommon near the 

 town, and I have had several live and freshly killed examples of it 

 brought to me by natives. One of the former I kept alive for some time 

 and it made a most charming pet, becoming very tame in the cour.se of 

 a day or two. It ate cockcroaches anfl flies that were given it, most 

 voraciously, taking them in its hands and pushing them into its moutli. 

 Gum was also relished ; this it took in its fore paws and licked. 



These lemurs live chieti}' in thorn trees {Acacia horrida), and sub- 

 sist largely upon the gum which exudes from it, although there is no 

 doubt that insects also form a considerable portion of their diet. 



Dimensions in nun. taken in the flesh, of two skins in the 

 Rhodesia Aluseum :- - 



Colour of iris — reddish blown. 



Gum was found in the stomach of the first example. 



This species appears to differ from G. mohoH in its smaller size, 

 longer tail, its greyei- general colouration, and the presence of a suf- 

 fusion of yellow on the limbs only. 



Rhinolophiis auyui' zainbesiensin, K. .^nd. 



{Ann. May. Kat. Hist., .ser. 7, vol. xiv, p. 383, 1904.) 



In this same paper, entitled " Fi\ e new Bhiriolophi from Africa," 

 Dr. Andersen describes the typical form Bhinoloplms auf/nr, and points 

 out that it had previously been confused with H. ferrum-eqninnm and 

 A', capi-nsit;. From the former, which he believes does not occur in South 

 Africa at all. Dr. Andersen states that Ji. augur may easily be dis- 

 tinguished by its much smaller ears (18-8 x 14*6 mm.) and shorter 

 tail (31-3); while its larger size (fore-arm 56), shorter and narrower 



