354 Mammatia oF INDIA. 
S1zE.—Head and body, 7 inches ; tail, about 23 inches. 
Jerdon says of this species that “it eats the roots of bamboos and 
other trees, constructing burrows under the roots. It is said to be very 
bold, and easily taken.” ‘ In Burmah it constructs its burrows amongst 
a rank and tall jungle grass, on the roots of which it is said to live” 
(Anderson). Blyth, who writes of the Burmese form, says : ‘‘ it is barely 
separable from &. dadius, from which it seems to differ only in its much 
brighter colouring.” 
No. 397. RHIZOMYS ERYTHROGENYS. 
The Red-cheeked Bamboo-Rat. 
Hasitat.—Burmah ; the Salween hill tracts ; Tenasserim. 
DESCRIPTION.— Upper parts dark iron grey; almost black on the top 
of the head ; the upper lip, chin and upper part of the throat are white, 
also the chest and belly, which are however more or less tinged with 
grey and reddish; the lower portion of the throat is dark grey; the 
sides of the head and cheeks are bright golden red ; the feet are sparsely 
clad and leaden coloured, except the toes of the hind feet, which are 
fleshy white ; tail rather thick at the base, quite naked, not scaly, and of 
a leaden hue; claws rather broad, and moderately strong. 
Size (of the living female),—Head and body, 14? inches ; tail, 5°35 
inches. 
Dr. Anderson, from whose work I have taken the above descrip- 
tion, and who was the first to describe and name this animal, says 
that a female was recently received in the Zoological Gardens from 
Mr. A. H. Hildebrand. 
No. 398. RHIZOMYS PRUINOSUS. 
The Hoary Bamboo-kat. 
Hasitat.—Assam ; very common about Cherrapoonjee; Burmah ; 
Kakhyen hills east of Bhamo. 
DESCRIPTION.—Brown above, grizzled with white ; the base of the fur 
being slaty grey, tipped with brown, and intermixed with longer hairs, 
terminating in white bands ; underneath much the same, only the white- 
tipped hairs are shorter and less numerous; whiskers dark brown; the 
head is generally more grey ; ears, nose, feet and tail of a dusky flesh 
tint ; tail one-third of the body. 
S1zE.—Head and body, about 11 to 13 inches; tail, 3 to 4 inches. 
No. 399. RHIZOMYS MINOR. 
The Small Bamboo-Rat. 
NaTiveE Name.—<A/“/ai, Arracanese. 
Hapitat.—Burmah, Upper Martaban, and at Yanageen on the 
Trrawaddy.— Blyth, 
