MUS DFARDII. 13 



NOTE IV. 



ON SOME HITHERTO UNÜESCRIBED SPECIES 

 OF MUS IN THE LEYDEN MUSEUM. 



Dr. P A. JENTINK. 



November 1879. 



I. With spinous hairs. 



1. Mus diardii, n. sp. 



Fur composed of three kinds of hairs : P. woolly hairs , 

 slate-colored near the base and for the rest rusty ; 2". spi- 

 nous hairs , very narrow and flexible , white near the base , 

 dusky brown towards the tip ; and 3"*. longer bristles , 

 brown colored. Underparts covered only with woolly hairs, 

 slate-colored near the base and for the rest yellowish rusty. 



Tail shorter than head and body, with short brown 

 hairs. Ears rather short, rounded. Whiskers as long as 

 to reach the tips of the ears, black. 



Hind-foot very short , thumb and filth toe extraordinarily 

 short, the middle toes of the same length. The rudimen- 

 tary thumb of the fore-foot with a flat nail. Claws rather 

 small , white. Cutting-teeth transparent , brownish orange , 

 the lower ones are yellower. 



One specimen. 



ÜN'otes trom the Leyden üMuseixm , Vol. II. 



