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*Mus exulans Peale. Lectotype. 



U. S. Exploring Expedition 8 (Mammalia and Ornithology) : 47, 1848. 

 =Rattus exulans (Peale). See Tate, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 68 (3) : 146, 

 Feb. 11, 1935. 



3730. Mounted skin with cork skull inside. Tahiti, Society Islands. 

 Collected by U. S. Exploring Expedition (1838-42). Cataloged 

 December 20, 1859. Peale (1848, pp. 47-48) designates no type 

 specimen but gives measurements of specimens from Dog Island, 

 Disappointment Island, Tahiti, Wakes Island, and Hulls Island 

 (p. 48) . Same list of islands on p. 306, but Tahiti placed first. 



Specimen old, dirty, much bleached, tail broken off but still present. 



It was mounted on a walnut stand with this inscription painted on the 

 bottom: "3730 Mus exulans, Peale (Type) (Mus penicillatus, Gould) Tahiti 

 Rat Society Ids. T. R. Peale." This specimen is, accordingly, now chosen as 

 the lectotype. 



*Rattus f acetus Miller and Hollister. 



Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 34 : 96, June 30, 1921. 

 218677. Skin and gkull. Adult female. Goenoeng Lehio, south- 

 west of Lake Lindoe, altitude 6,000 feet, Middle Celebes. Janu- 

 ary 15, 1917. Collected by H. C. Raven. Original number 3092. 

 Well-made skin in good condition ; skull Grade A. 



*Mus ferreocanus Miller. 



Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 13 : 140, Apr. 21, 1900. 

 =Rattus hoiversii ferreocanus (Miller). See Chasen, Bull. Raffles Mus. 15: 183, 



Apr. 1940. 

 86737. Skin and skull. Adult female. Khow Nok Ram, altitude 



3,000 feet, Trong, Peninsular Siam. January 15, 1899. Collected 



by W. L. Abbott. 



Well-made skin in good condition, except for a slight scar on the lower 



back ; feet and tall stained by corrosive sublimate ; skull Grade A. 



*Mus firmus Miller. 



Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 54: 155, June 11, 1902. 

 = Rattus miillc7'i pmus (Miller). See Chasen, Bull. Raffles Mus. 10: 21, 



Oct. 1935. 

 113038. Skin and skull. Adult female. Linga Island, Rhio-Linga 



Archipelago. August 25, 1901. Collected by W. L. Abbott. 



Original number 1215. 



Well-made skin in good condition, feet and eai*s stained by corrosive 



sublimate ; skull Grade A. 



*Mus flaviventer Miller. 



Proc. Washington Acad. Sci. 2 : 204, Aug. 20, 1900. 

 =Rattus crcmoriv enter flaviventer (Miller). See Chasen, Bull. Raffles Mus. 15: 

 175, Apr. 1940. 



