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Mareh 5th; No. 113, <i , Bir Victoria, March Uth ; Nos. 17, 27, ?, Zaghig, 

 February 24tli and 25th ; Nos. 37, 40, ? ? , Zaghig, February 26th ; No. 48, ? ? , 

 Mt. Mulnk, February 27th; No. 67, ? ?, Zaghig, February 28th ; No. 91, ? ?, Bir 

 Victoria, March 3rd; Nos. 03, 94, ? ?, Zagliig, Blarch 4th ; Nos. 96, 08, ? ?, 

 Bir Victoria, March 4th ; No. 105, ? ?, Bir Victoria, Marcli 7th; Nos. 107, 108, 

 ? ?, Bir Victoria, March 8th ; No. 112, ?, Bir Victoria, March 12tli. 



This species, which is closely allied to G. pi/ramidum, but differing iu its redder 

 colour and total absence of black tips to tiie hairs of the back, was described by 

 Mr. Oklfield Thomas (/'. Z. S. 1902. Vol. II. Part 1. p. 5) from specimens obtained 

 in Tripoli. The species is now recorded for tlie first time from Egypt. 



8. Gerbillus andersoni de Winton. 



Nos. 115—117, <?(?¥, Wardan, March 13th, 1903. 



The three specimens are not in sncli good jireservation as tlie greater part of 

 the collection, but appear to agree with the typical form, which was believed to 

 come from near Alexandria. 



9. Dipodillus henleyi spec. nov. 

 (Plate VIII. fig. 1). 



No. 53, c?, Mt. Mnhik, February 25th, 1903 ; No. 28, (?, Zaghig, February 

 27th ; No. lOl, S, Bir Victoria, March 5th. 



Size, smallest of all known Gerbillines, markedly smaller than 1>. ivatersi. 

 C!olour pale, rather bright fawn and white with no darker markings. The tail very 

 slightly crested at its extremity. 



Measurements taken by the collector from the type specimen (No. 28) in the 

 flesh : Head and body, 61 mm. ; tail, 72 ; hindfoot, 18 ; ear, 9. 



The specimen from Bir Victoria seems rather larger, and the tone of colour 

 is less bright. The collectors' measurements are : — Head and body, 76 mm. ; 

 tail, 82; hindfoot, IS ; ear, lO ; greatest breadth, 12. 



Measurements of skull of No. 28 : Greatest length, 21'5 mm. ; length of nasals, 

 8-5 ; frontal constriction, 4'5 ; basal lengtli, 17-3 ; length of palate, 8 ; incisor 

 foramina, 3-7 ; molar series 3 : width, outside molars, 4'5. 



10. Dipodillus amoenus de Winton. 

 (Plate VIII. fig. 2.) 



No number (? 24), ?, Wardan, March 13th, 1903. 



This skin is not quite perfect, but I have no hesitation in identifying it with 

 tliis sjiecies, the only known examples of which were three specimens preserved 

 in sj)irit collected by Dr. Andrews and Mr. Beadnell in the province of Ghizeh, but 

 of which the exact locality was unknown. 



11. Meriones crassus sellysii Romel. 



No. 39, (J, Zaghig, February 26th, 1903; No. 57, 50, SS, Mt. Muluk, 

 February 27th ; No. 22, ? , Zaghig, February 25th ; No. 58, ? , Mt. Muluk, 

 February 27th ; No. 6o, sex not determined, Mt. Mulnk, February 27th. 



I fix the above name on these specimens as, when working out this group for 

 the Fauna of Egypt, I said on ]i. 267, that if a form of Meriones with projecting 



