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yellow; under-parts, extremities, and upper-lip, white; upper 

 incisors a dull orange-colour, lower ones yellow ; whiskers long, 

 hairs black towards roojs, white or nearly colourless towards 

 tips; ears broad and round, both surfaces with a thin sprink- 

 ling of very short tawny-white hairs ; nails light horn-coloured 

 and covered with white hair. Tail with distinct scaly rings 

 and a thin covering of short rigid hair, which is most abundant 

 towards the point, above brownish black, beneath and on sides 

 dull wliite. The bases of all the hairs of body a pale slate- 

 colour. Leni^th from nose to base of tail six inches ; length of 

 tail six inches and a half. 



Inhabits South Africa, — district of Uitenhage. 



Mus Verroxii, Smith. (Verreaux's Mouse.) Hair of 

 moderate lenglh and soft. Upper and lateral parts a pale fawn 

 colour with a dull mouse or slaty tint more or less distinctly 

 visible under it ; lower parts bluish white; apex of muzzle, 

 upper lip and lower parts of extremities nearly pure white ; 

 ears long, oval, and both surfaces thinly covered with short 

 "brownish black hair, whiskers long and bro«-nish black ; tail 

 reddish brown distinctly annulated, and with a sprinkling of 

 fine very short white hairs, which increase in number and 

 length near the point. Claws commonly concealed by stiff 

 •whitish hairs. Length from nose to base of tail five inches and 

 a half; length of tail six inches. The bases of all the hairs iu 

 this species are a dull slate colour, and the forehead in some 

 Bpecimens is thinly pencilled with black. 



Inhabits South Africa, — near Cape Town. 



Mus Natalensis,^mith. (Natal Mouse,) Fur long andmoderately 

 soft. The surface colour of the upper and lateral parts of the 

 head and back a pale reddish or yellowish brown, pencilled or 

 freckled with black : the latter variegations are most distinct 

 towards the posterior part of the back, and arise partly from 

 the tips of many of the woolly hairs being of a blackish tint, 

 but principally from the presence of a series of black hairs 

 rather stronger and longer than the fur, being- more or less pro- 

 fusely intermixed with it ; sides of body and outer surfaces of 

 extremities, towards body, a light tawny of fawn-colour ; under- 

 parts of neck, breast, belly, inner sides of extremities, and feet, 

 dull bluish white or white with a faint reddish tint. Tail 

 covered pretty closely with very short, rigid hair, brown above 

 and dull white beneath; ears moderate and ovate; their inner 

 surfaces, particularly towards margins, thinly sprinkled with 

 short tawny hair, their outer surfaces with a few brownish black 

 hairs. Upper incisors a pale orange-colour, lower ones straw- 

 yellow ; muzzle slightly elongated. The bases of all the woolly 



