6o Records of the Indian Museum. [Vol. Ill, 



Oot. I, Mus rattus — 



The specimen is a large one, measuring 193, 212, 31, 18. The 

 brown element in the fur is of the reddish kind. The throat, chest 

 and belly are covered with pure white fur. 



Oot. 2— 



This group includes two bandicoots which are different from any 

 others received. Their measurements are — 



237 212 50 25 

 162 125 39 18 



The third molar tooth of the larger specimen is well worn, 

 but the smaller specimen is obviously immature. The former 

 differs from the bandicoots of Madras city in being considerably 

 smaller and in possessing a shorter tail ; it resembles them in the 

 character of the fur and in the large size of the feet. In general 

 appearance the skull resembles that of Gunomys varius of Rangoon. 

 Indeed, the figure of the skull marked Rng. 64 on plate iii will 

 serve as a representation of the skull of the bandicoot from Oota- 

 camund, in size and general proportions, except that the nasal bones 

 of the latter are somewhat longer. 



The skull measures 1. 48, b. 27, n. 18, p.f. 9-5, mis. 9-5. The 

 nasals are 37-5 % of the total length, so that it is impossible to say 

 which they most resemble, those of the Madras or of the Calcutta 

 bandicoot. 



Travancore. 



Dr. N. Annandale recently collected seven rats from three sepa~ 

 rate places in Travancore. Six of them are of the Mus rattus type 

 and closely resemble one another, the seventh is an immature 

 Gunomys. 



Three of the Mus rattus were caught in a forest bungalow 

 at Tenmalai. One in the Zoological Gardens at Trivandrum and 

 two at Kulatupuza. They are all of the white-bellied t^^pe and 

 closely resemble the common rats of Tellicherri (Tli. 3) both in 

 colour and size. Their measurements are — 



The third molars of all are worn. 



The small Gunomys measures 100, 59, 23, 14, the second molar 

 is unworn, and there is no sign of the third; the specimen is there- 

 fore quite immature but it is unlikely that it belongs to the races of 

 Gunomys found on the eastern side of Madras, for its fur is nearly 

 black in colour, and the tail, ears and feet are very deeply pigmented. 

 The Gunomys found near Madras city and at Chingleput, which 



