NATURAL HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA 



at the base and the tips pale brown, intermixed 

 sparingly with black-tipped hairs. The fur of the 

 back is darkest along the backbone region. 



(2) Under parts pure white from the bases to 

 the tips of the fur. The brown of the sides and 

 white of the under parts do not gradually merge, 

 but are sharply distinct. 



(3) Feet short and white ; whiskers are composed 

 of fine hairs which are mostly white. 



(4) Head and body 5 to 6 inches ; tail thin and 

 undeveloped, i to if inches in length, and sparsely 

 covered with fine hairs. 



THE MASHONALAND POUCHED RAT 



{Saccostomus mashonce) 



This species of Rat inhabits Rhodesia, and is known 

 to the Mashonas as the " Sugu." It differs from the 

 preceding species in being iron-grey on the back 

 and slaty-grey, with grey-drab tips to the fur ; and 

 by the middle, upper, molar tooth having a small but 

 distinct extra, outer, anterior cusp. This cusp in 

 the preceding species is barely visible. 



ANDERSSON'S POUCHED RAT 



(Saccostomtis anderssoni) 



This Pouched Rat inhabits the West of Africa, 

 from Angola to South-West Africa, and Bechuana- 



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