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5^/4 inches. Inhabits the country between the Orange River 

 and the Tropic." 



Andersson (P. Z. S. L. 1882, p. 266) procured one 

 specimen, from Elephant's Vley, 1859. In our collections 

 are two stufied specimens of this species, viz.: a female 

 from the Cape by von Horstock and a male from Damara- 

 land. The latter probably has been collected by Andersson 

 for it bears the date and locality »24 August 1866,Otjim- 

 bingue" and at that time Mr. Andersson was there (P. Z. S. 

 L. 1882, p. 266: Mus silaceus, Otjimbingue, August 19 

 and 27, 1866). 



Here are sorae measurements of v. d. Kellen's specimen : 



m. m. 



Length of head and body 86 



» » tail 80 



» » hind foot 20 



» » earconch 15.5 



Muzzle and feet are pure white , forming a striking con- 

 trast with the colour of the other parts, especially if in 

 spirits. 



16. Eur y Otis irrorata Brants. 



Three specimens , adult females , from Humpata , 29 June 

 and 2 July 1885. 



Iris black. There are six well developed mammae. 



Brants says nothing concerning sex or locality of the 

 type-specimen, but gives very exactly drawn figures of the 

 animal, its skull and dentition. Lichtenstein's figure of the 

 animal is very bad and incorrect (tail is always shorter in 

 reality): he reports that »das Vaterland dieses Thiers ist 

 die Ostküste des südlichen Africa, wo Herr L. Krebs es 

 in den Waldungen ziemlich haufig antraf und mehrere 

 Exemplare davon fur das Berliner Museum praparirte." 

 Smith's figures are very good; he observes »this is the 

 species which the collector, who commences his labours 

 near Cape Town , will first acquire." 



Gray (P. Z. S. L. 1862, p. 181) has given the name 



Notes from the Leyden IVtusemxi, Vol. IX. 



