14G African Zoohijy. 



Mijoxus Avellanarius. (Common Dormouse.) Fur a clear 

 fawn or cinnamon colour above, whitish on the under parts, 

 the throat nearly white. Tail about the length of the bodj', 

 flattened horizbntally, the hairs distichous. Size of a Mouse. 



Inhabits Europe and the Cape of Good Eopc. 



JMus Avellanarius minor, Ray. Mas Avellanarius, Lin. 

 Sciurus Avellanarius, Erxleb. MyDxus Muscardiuus, Gra. 

 Muscardin, Buff. Var. b. M. Lalaudii. 



Ohs. If the Myoxiis Lalundii, which is said to be found at the Cape of 

 Good Hope, be actually this species, we tind it stated to be about 

 twice the size of an European specimen. 



Mijoxus murinus. Dcsm. (Cape Dormouse.) Fur rather lon^ 

 and very soft ; the surface colour of the upper parls of the head 

 and neck, the back, the sides, and the outer surfaces of the ex- 

 tremities towards the body, pale brov.-n-grey or mouse-coloured ; 

 the sides of the face below the eyes, the under parts of the 

 neck, the breast, belly, and lower parts of extremities white ; 

 whiskers long and blackish ; colour immediately in front of cacU 

 eye inclined to black ; ears thin, rather rounded, and almost 

 bare. Tail flattened horizontally, and of a dark mouse-colour, 

 varie2;ated on the sides by an interraixiure of white hairs. In 

 some specimens the edges of the lips, the throat, the breast, the 

 insides of the fore legs, and even the feet, are tinted with fer- 

 ruginous. Length from nose to root of tail about four inches ; 

 length of tail about three inches and a quarter. 



Inhabits South Africa, — in forests. 



M. Erythrobronchus, Smith, Zoolorjical Journal, vol. iv. 

 p. 438. 



Obs. The Dormouse v/hich was carried from the Cape by De Laland, 

 and which has been considered ia Europe to t.e a variety. of the Myoxus 

 Avellanarius, is probably no other than the present specie;, if so, the 

 common Dijrmouse is probably not found here. 



Genus PETnoMYS. Smith., 



Incisors I, canines ^^ molars ? <,— 20. Incisors smooth in 

 front, the tipper ones notched on the pcs'erior surface at the 

 points; molars with slightly concave crowns, the inner edge of 

 each in the vpperjau.', and the outer edge of each in the lower, 

 cut by a deep transverse fissure. Muzzle rather acute; ears 

 moderate, roundish, and Kcarly naked. Tail shorter than the 

 body, and thickly coiered with rigid hair, tip Infled; fore-ftet 

 with four toes; hind-ones with five; nails short, curved, and 

 covered by rigid hairs ; form robust. 



Pitromys typicus. The colour of the upper and latter parts 

 of the head and neck, the shoulders, anterior part of the back,, 

 and outer surfaces of anterior extremities towards bodv, a dull 



