MUS. 71 



Distribution. — Southern India, Cuddapah district and Sheva- 

 roy hills. 



fl-i^^ 2 Skins, Shevaroy hills, Mdr. W.Daly. ^ 



2 skulls. \ ■ 



Mus berdmorei. 



Mus berdmorei, Blyth J. A. S. B., xx, p. 173 (1851); id. J.A.S.B^ 

 xxxii, p. 343 ; Thomas P. Z. S., 1886, p. 62. 



Distribution. — INIunipur and Mergui. 



This species was first described by Blyth from a single speci- 

 men from Mergui; but he afterwards merged the species with his 

 Mus robustulus which is doubtless the same as Mus rattus 

 rufescens ; Thomas (supra) has resurrected Blyth's old name for 

 a peculiar rat forming part of the Hume Munipur Collection, 

 which rat, according to Thomas, agrees remarkably with the ori- 

 ginal description of Blyth. 



The skull, which is still in the collection, agrees with Thomas' 

 description of the skull of the Munipur specimen, the flat skin has 

 'Unfortunately dissappeared. 



This rat is allied to Mus blanfordi and to Mus confucianus of 

 Milne Edwards, from China, all of which are distinguished by their 

 parti-coloured tails with the terminal half white. 



^. Skull Mergui Major Berdmore. 



£Type of Mus berdmorei of Blyth.] 



Mus urbanus, 



Mus musculus, apud Elliot Madr. Journ., x, p. 214 (1839) ; Cantor 



J. A. S. B., XV, p. 254 

 Mus nipalensis, Hodgson jf. A. S. B., x, p. 915 (1841) ^sine descr.] ; Gray 



Cat. Hodgs. Coll., ist ed., p. 19. 

 Mus dubius, Hodgson J. A. S. B., x, p. 915 (184O \_si»e descr."]; Gray Cat. 



Hodgs. Coll., 1st ed., p. 19; Hodgson Ann. Mag. N. H., xv, p. 268; 



Hnrsjield Cat. E. /., Mus., p. I43. 

 Mus manei. Gray List Manmi., B. M., p. 1 1 1 (1843) '[-sme descr.] ; Blytk 



J. A. S. B., XX, p. 172; Kelaart Prodr. Faun. Zeylan, p. 64. 

 Mus urbanus, Hodgson, Ann. Mag. N. H., xv, p. 269 (1845) ; Blyth 



J. A. S. B., xxxii, p. 345; id. Cat. no. 380, p. 118; Gray Cat Hodgs. Coll. 



2nd ed., p. 10 ; Jerdon Mamm., p. 203 ; Stolickza J. A. S. B., xli, p. 228; 



Thomas P. Z. S., 1881, p. 544 ; Murray Zool Sind, p. 46. 

 Mus homoarus, Hodgson Ann. Mag. N. H., xv, p. 268 (1845); Blytk 



J. A. S. B., xxviii, p. 295 ; id. y. A. S. B., xxxii, p. 346 ; id. Cat. no. 379, 



p. 118; jerdon Mamm., p. 204. 

 Mus darjeelingensis, //'oc^j^sow Ann. Mag. N. H. (2) iii, p. 203 -(1849) 



\_sine d€scr?\ ; Horsfield Cat. E. T. Mus. p. 143 ; Blyth J. A. S. B., xxxii, 



p. 348 ; id. J A. S. B., xxxiv, p. 193 ; Jerdon Mavivi., p. 205. 

 Mus tytleri, Blyth J. A. S. B., xxviii, p. 296 (1859) ; id. J. A. S. B,, xxxii, 



P- 346; Jprdon Mamm., p. 205. 

 Mus rama. Cantor apud Blyth J. A. S.~B., xxxiv, p. 194 (1865), 



