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MAMMALIA. 



Mus kakhyensis, Anderson Anat. Zool. Res., p. 307 (1878). 

 Mus viculorum, Anderson Anat. Zool. Res., p 308 (1878). 



Distribution. — The whole of India and Ceylon, except in Sind 

 and the Punjab, where it is replaced by the next species, Mus 

 bactrianus; it extends into the Himalayas and over Assam, Cachar, 

 Burma, the Andamans and Nicobars ; Thomas also gives Malacca. 



This species is very doubtfully distinct from the almost univer- 

 sally distributed Mus musculus ; it has however been treated by 

 Thomas (/.f.) as a distinct species, and it has accordingly been 

 left so for the present ; Blyth states that Mus musculus has larger 

 ears, smaller eyes, and broader paws, and the tail one-fourth 

 shorter ; none of these differences seem to hold good for a large 

 number of specimens. 



a-h. 2 Ale. $ $ Calcutta 

 c-d. 2 Alc.,2 skulls Darjeeling 



$^ 



e. Ale, skull $ „ J. Anderson, 



f-g. 2 Ale. ^ ? ,, W. Masson. 



h-k. 3 Ale., I skull Ling Ling, Brit. Sikkim T. Johnston (in jungle). 

 $ 2 juv. 

 I' Ale. ^ i „ 



m. Ale., skull $ Karachi 



n-q. 4 Ale., I skull Fattehgarh, N.-W. P. 

 ^.^.?, juv. 



r. Ale. juv. Banda Dist., N.-W. P. 



s-M. 3 Ale, I skull Benares, N.-W. P., 



^ ? ? 10-1-71. 



via. 2 Ale. $ Khandala, Bm. 



x-y, 2 Ale., I skull Collagelly hills, Trichi. R. H. Beddome 

 ^ ? dist., Md. 



z. Ale. $ Madras 



«'-i'. 2 A Ic, $ „ 



c^. Ale. juv. „ 



d^. Ale., skull $ „ 



juv. 



eV"' 2 Ale., I skull Vizagapatam, Md 



g^.j\ 3 Ale, I skull Ceylon 



? ? ^ 

 *'-»»'. 3 Ale., 2 skulls Raniganj, Bg. 



^ ? ? 

 B^-^". 3 Ale.,2 skulls Purneah, Bg. 



$ S ^ 

 ^■s^. 3 Ale. $ $ Calcutta 



juv. 

 t^-v^. 3 Ale. $ „ 



2 juv. 

 •si^. Ale. $ „ 



*2-s2. 3 Ale. ^ 

 a'-6^. 2 Ale. $ $ Dhappa, Calcutta 



J. Anderson. 

 G. King. 



T. Johnston (in jungle). 

 Karachi Mus. [Ex.] 

 A. Anderson. 



J. Coekburn. 

 Mus. Coll. 



G. W. Vidal. 



G. Bidie. 

 G. Bidie. 

 G. Bidie. 

 W. Davison. 



Mus. Coll. 



E. F. Kelaart. 



Purchased. 



J. Anderson. 



E. Blyth. 



J. Anderson. 



R. deCruz. 



Mus. Coll. 



Mus. Coll. (1881). 



c'-fiS. 3 Alc.,2 skulls Botanical Gardens, Cal- J. Anderson. 

 $ ? juv. cutta. 

 P, Ale. ^ Kututangra(on eocoanut Mus. Coll. 



trees), Calcutta. 



