Mus. 927, 
rufous, or but with a very faint yellowish blush ; the tail, dull brown, is 
somewhat shorter than the body and head, and it is coarsely ringed, 24 
rings to one-tenth of an inch, the hair being short, sparse, and dark 
brown” (‘ Anat. and Zool. Res.’ p. 306). 
SizE.—Head and body, 5°70 inches; tail, 5°15 inches. 
No. 338. Mus YUNNANENSIS. 
The Common House Rat of Yunnan. 
HapitTar.—Yunnan, at Ponsee ; Hotha and Teng-yue-chow. 
DESCRIPTION.—‘ Muzzle rather short and broad; ear large and 
rounded, its height considerably exceeding the distance between the 
inner canthus and the front of the muzzle, sparsely clad with short hairs ; 
feet well developed ; hind foot moderately long ; pads prominent ; 
claws compressed, strong, curved, and sharp; tail coarsely ringed, 
three rings to one-tenth of an inch; upper surface dark rich brown, 
with intermixed pale hairs, with broad brown tips, the sides of the face 
below the moustachial area, chin, throat, and all the under-parts yellowish 
washed with rufous; the ears and tail dusky brown ; feet pale yellowish, 
and more or less brownish above; the tail varies in length, but is 
generally longer than the body and head, although it may occasionally 
fall short of that length” (‘ Anat. and Zool. Res.’ pp. 306, 307). 
S1zE.—Head and body, 5°70 inches; tail, 5°65 inches. An adult 
female had a much longer tail. 
No. 339. Mus INFRALINEATUS. 
The Striped-bellied Rat ( Jerdon’s No. 178). 
Hapitat.—Madras ; Bustar forests. 
Description.— Above, the fur fulvous, with the shorter hairs lead 
coloured; throat, breast, and belly pure white, with a central pale 
fulvous brown streak ; tail slightly hairy.”—/erdon. 
- $1zE.—Head and body, 54 inches ; tail, not quite 5 inches ; another 
about 5 inches; tail, 44 inches. 
Jerdon calls this a field rat in his popular name for it, but I think 
that the term should be restricted to the /Vesokca or true field and earth- 
burrowing rats. He is of opinion that Gray’s Mus fulvescens from 
Nepal is the same, the description tallying to some extent, concluding 
with : ‘in one specimen a central yellow streak,” i.e. on the belly. 
No. 340. Mus BRUNNEUS. 
The Tree Rat (Jerdon’s No. 179). 
Hasirat.—India and Ceylon. The common house rat of Nepal. 
DescripTION.—Above rusty brown; below rusty, more or less 
