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DIMENSIONS IN MILLIMETRES :— 
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be Stel | ee || Se 4 BS 
an | $4 2s $4 =r 
38) 3) 38 | BP | Be 
a” | sz | ae | 32 | 28 
s 
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SexuaLLy IMMATURE oF BorH Sexes :— 
Epimys rattus rattus :— 
1. Yarmouth, Norfolk, male, 7th March 1896 (Barrett-Hamil- 
ton, from Patterson) F 93 117 28 18 
2. Waterford, Ireland, female, 2nd June 1839 (W. Eagle Clarke) 94 135 81:7 17:8 
SEXUALLY MATURE MALEs :— 
E. rattus rattus :— 
1. Sark, Channel Islands, 7th Sept. 1912 eS: U., 12.10.1. -) 195 220 36 24 
2. Guernsey, Channel Islands. 214 252 38 25°5 
3. London, 8.E. (W. Eagle Clarke) . 173 198 341 25 
4. Do. (Type of M.r. ater, Millais) . 210 235 36 oC 
5. Rhum (on board ship), 3rd June 1913 (D. Anderson) : 173 214 85 21 
6. South Ronaldshay, Orkney, 13th November 1905 (W. Eagle 
Clarke, Ann. Scott. Nat. Hist.,1906,49) . 179 204 34°5 24 149°5 
7. Belfast, ‘Ireland, 24th Sept. 1889 Ce L. - Patterson, per W. 
Eagle Clarke)’. 165 188 85°61] 28-4 af 
8. Do. 18th Feb. 1894 5 cj . 2 ° . . 180 197 35°6 23°74 194-1 
9. Do. do. ° : ° . ° 5 ° 176 206 87-3 26°7 204-8 
10. Do. do. 2 5 3 c 6 0 188 224 38°6 26°9 215°8 
E. rattus alexandrinus :— 1, 
1. Leith (ship), 20th Aug. 1889(W. Eagle Clarke) . 206 229 38711 25°4 
2. Lundy Island, 3lst Aug. 1907 (Coward, B.M., 7.12.19. ®) 209 233 «| 40 25°5 
3. Egypt, largest measured by Bonhote 199 220 --k 35 26 
E. rattus frugivorus :— 
1. Leith (ship), 20th Aug. 1889(W. Eagle Clarke) . 170 206 38°11 | 25-4 ae 
2. Liverpool (ship), 24th May 1905 (B.M., 6.10.25.1) 5 228 230 37 0 5 
3. Lundy Island, 1st Sept. 1907 (Coward, BLM. , 7.12.19. a) 199 234 37 25 
4, Egypt, largest measured by Bonhote : 188 232 35°5 24 
SEXUALLY MaturE FremMALes:— 
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E. rattus rattus :— 
1. Yarmouth, Norfolk, 7th March 1896 earns Hamilton, ex 
Patterson) 3 s 148 171 31 21 
2. Do. ? sex, Feb. 1896. . is 0 5 : * 143 192 T Be “ye 
3. Do. do. do. 178 213 7 
4, Do. albino, 28th Jan. 1907 (Patterson, Zoologist, 69) 152 140 
5. South Ronaldshay, Orkney, 19th Oct. 1905 (R. Gomeeys 
W. Eagle Clarke, Ann. Scott. Nat. Hist., 1906, 49) 156 196 35 23 a0 
6. Do. (J. M. 'B. Taylor, Journ. cit. , 1900, 181) 5 191 aa 50 = 207°3 
7. Belfast, Ireland, 24th Sept. 1889 (R. L. Patterson per, w. 
Eagle Clarke) ; 178 207 361 25-4 ic 
Sa Do: do. 13th Feb. 1894 a 173 208 35 ee 190°2 
Gh diles do. do. - 5 5 176 207 r*| 36°90 24:1 185°7 
10. Do. do. do. « < = 170 199 a) 35°8 24 189-4 
11. Do. do. do. . . 187 206 38°4 25°4 215°5 
E. rattus alexandrimus :— 
1, Leith (ship), 20th Aug. 1889 (W. Eagle Barks) * 183 236 ?/§ 38-1 26-7 = 
2. Egypt, largest measured by Bonhote : 195 208 35 26 wa 
E. rattus frugivorus :— 
1. Leith (ship), 20th Aug. 1889 (W. Eagle Clarke)*. 178 218 35°61 | 25°4 2: 
2. Lundy Island, 31st Aug. 1907 (Coward, B.M., 7.12.19.6) 167 201 36 22 
Gh Do. do. (Coward, B.M., 7.12.19.3) 177 1964 38 22 
4, Do. 29th Aug. 1907 (Coward, B.M., 7.12.19.5) 198 227 36 24 
5. Egypt, largest measured by Bonhote . - 190 232 36°5 24 



1 With claws. 
2 Under-surface said by Mr Eagle Clarke to be of same colour as the back. 
3% Under-surface described in Mr Eagle Clarke’s notes as creamy white, 
4 Tip broken, 
