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measurements and specimens show that the Chingleput rats are 

 above the average in size and have relatively short tails. Judging 

 from the measurements it appears that an average example would 

 measure 200, 210, 30, 18. 



Cpt. 2— 



One large male specimen of Gunomys hengalensis , which in 

 colour closely resembles a specimen from Buldana (Berar). The 

 fur is sparse and contains short, slender bristles ; it is greyish 

 brown but is much lighter than usual, that of the lower surface 

 being nearly white. The measurements show that it is a very 

 large rat : 265, 177, 30, 20. This specimen, considered together 

 with the specimen found near Madras city (Mds. 5), shows how 

 erroneous it is to speak of the Gimoniys of Southern India as being 

 of a particular species, the members of which are approximately 

 of a particular size. 



Judging from the appearance of the skulls, the measurements 

 of the rats from Chingleput seem somewhat high. 



Salon. 



Major R. K. Mitter has sent four examples of Mus rattus. 

 They are all of the yellowish brown, dark-bellied type. The aver- 

 age of the measurements is approximately 170, 205, 30, 20. They 

 resemble the Mus rattus of Madras city and many other places. 



Gopalpore (Ganjam). 



Mr. R, W. Saldana has sent an example of the common house 

 rat of this place. It is reddish brown above and pure white below. 

 It measures 160, 197, ^^, 20. It is a Mus rattus. 



Madura. 



Mr. B. vS. MuUyer has sent a bandicoot and a Mus rattus from 

 this place. The former resembles the bandicoot of Madras city 

 in every way. The skull measures 1. 58, n. 23'5, p.f. 11, mis. 10, 

 The zygomata are broken, so that the greatest breadth cannot be 

 measured. The nasals are 40 per cent, of the total length. The 

 Mus rattus is a small specimen of the dark-bellied type such as is 

 common in Madras city. 



Bellary. 



Mr. S. N. S. Iyer has sent two rats, one of which measures 163, 

 206, 31, 22, is dark brown and shows no white on the lower surface ; 

 the other, an immature rat, has a large patch of white fur on the 

 breast. Both are of the species Mus rattus. 



Ootacamund. 



Major E. M. Illington has sent five measured specimens. One 

 of these is a Mus rattus, two are bandicoots and two are mice. 



