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SCIUROPTERUS NIGRIPES Thomas. 



Specimens. — Two, from localities as follows: Palawan: "Palawan," 

 1 (Meams); Tinabag, 1 (P. B. S.). 



The museum specimen of this species is blotched everjAvhere with 

 white, and has the belly pure white, much as described of the series 

 in the American Museum of Natural History by Dr. J. A, Allen.' The 

 Philippine Bureau of Science skin is of the normal color, as described 

 of the type by Thomas. 



Family ]^aTRID.E. 



CEL.ENOMYS SILACEUS (Thomas). 



Specimen. — One, from Luzon: Haights-in-the-oaks, Benguet 

 (Mearns) . 



CHROTOMYS WHITEHEADI Thomas. 



Specimens. — Four, from locahties as follows: Luzon: Irisan, Ben- 

 guet, 1 (P. B. S.); Lepanto Province, 3 (Whitehead). 



PHLCEOMYS PALLIDUS Nehrhig. 



Specimens. — Three, from locahties as follows: Luzon: Haights- 

 in-the-oaks, Benguet, 2 (Mearns); Irisan, Benguet, 1 (P. B. S.). 



The Irisan and one of the Haights-in-the-oaks specimens are vir- 

 tually alike in color; the other specimen from Haights-in-the-oaks 

 lacks the black patch on the withers. Doctor Mearns records the 

 weight of his specimens as four pounds each, A female collected 

 August 2 contained one small fetus; mammas, \ inguinal only. A 

 specimen brought to Doctor Mearns alive ate several bodies of 

 skinned birds in the evening and drank water freely. 



Measurements of skulls of Phloeomys palliditsfrom Luzon. 



EPIMYS EVERETTI (GUnther). 



Specimens. — Seven, from the following locahties: Luzon: Baguio, 

 3 (Mearns); Haights-in-the-oaks, 3 (Mearns); Irisan, 1 (P. B. S.). 



Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., vol. 28, p. 14, January ; 



