644 



MILLER 



MALACOMYS sp. 

 A specimert less than half grown, and therefore too young for satis- 

 factory determination, is the only representative of this species in the 

 collection. It has six plantar tubercles, all well developed. 



LOPHUROMYS SIKAPUSI (Temminck). 



1888. Lophurofnys sikapusi Jentink, Notes from the Leyden Museum, x, 

 p. 42. 



Native name, To-sive. 



The two specimens of this mouse measure respectively : total length 

 1S7; tail vertebrai 70; hind foot 23.3 (21); and total length 204, tail 

 vertebrse 68. 7; hind foot 24 (22). Both are females. 



CRICETOMYS GAMBIANUS Waterhouse. 



1888. Cricetomys gambianus Jentink, Notes from the Leyden Museum, x, 

 p. 42. 



Mr. Currie secured only one specimen. 



HERPESTES GALERA (Erxleben). 

 1888. Herpestes phcto Jentink, Notes from the Leyden Museum, x, p. 16. 

 Represented by a skull with imperfect dentition. 



CROCIDURA SCHWEITZERI Peters. 



1888. Crocidiira schweitzeri Jentink, Notes from the Leyden Museum, x, p. 

 46. 



An adult male and an immature individual of the same sex were 



taken on April 16 and 18 respectively. They agree very closely 



with the characters given by Peters in the original description of the 



species. The measurements of the adult are as follows : total length 



133; head and body 72.4; tail vertebrjE 53; hind foot 15 (14); ear 



from meatus 8; ear from crown 5. 



CROCIDURA STAMPFLII Jentink. 

 1888. Crocidura siainp/ln jk^ti^k, Notes from the Leyden Museum, x, p. 47. 

 Three specimens, taken April 23, May 3, and May 4 respectively. 

 Their measurements are as follows : No. 83S05, 9 ad., total length 

 no; tail vertebrje 43; hind foot 13 (12); ear from meatus 7 ; ear 

 from crown 4.5. No. 83S06, S ad., total length 120; tail vertebrae 

 47; hind foot 14.6 (12.4); ear from meatus 8.6; ear from crown 4. 

 No. 83808, 9 ad., total length 114; tail vertebrix? 43; hind foot 13 

 (12). 



