Mr. J. A. Murray 07t a new Gerbillus. 



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rufescent brown hairs, and on the inside with greyish ; on the 

 margin there is a decided fringe of brown hairs, except at the 

 base in front, where the hairs are slightly longer and white. 

 Whiskers white, except the upper series of 3-4 on each side, 

 which are brown ; the longest is 2 inches in length. Feet, 

 tarsi, and greater portion of thighs white. Thumb of fore 

 foot with a nail ; only a single foot-pad ; no pads on the hind 

 feet, the palmar surfaces of which, as well as the fore feet, 

 are covered with hairs. Tail uniform pale isabelline, slightly 

 paler or nearly white below near the tip. Pencil brown above, 

 white below. Mamm^ four pairs, two inguinal and two 

 pectoral. Upper incisors grooved. 



The following are the measurements of the nine specimens 

 collected : — 



Head and body 



Tail to end of vertebrae . . . . 

 Pencil 



Height of ear from orifice . . 



Breadth of ear 



Fore foot and claw 



Hind foot and claw 



Longest whisker 



in. 

 3# 



in. 

 Si 



3. 



n 



in. 

 3 



4. 



6- 



in. 

 5 



_7_ 

 1 6 



_7_ 



■^1 6 



H 

 II 



6. 



in. 



n 



d 



in. 

 H 



^1 6 



8. 



in. 



31 



in. 

 Sh 



1-3- 



■■•16 

 1^ 



This species was collected by Mr. F. Gleadow, my inde- 

 fatigable correspondent, at a place called Beruto, 15 miles 

 S.W. of Eehti, in the Mirpur Drahrki Taluka of the Eohri 

 district in Upper Sind. Mr. Gleadow says that the specimens 

 were all got in one place, far away from any village, and 

 that the species burrows in sand-hills under the roots of (Jalli- 

 gortum polygonoides and Leptadenia Jacquemonti. 



The species appears to me to be near Gerhillus nanusj 



Blanford (Zool. E. Persia), but differs from it in having fairly 



clad ears, well clad palmar surface of both fore and hind feet, 



as well as in size. The head and body are longer than 



, in nanus, and the tail also, which measures in some as much 



