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Rostrum acutum. Auricula 

 parvoa, subrotundatw, nudius- 

 culre. 



Cauda mcdiocris pilosa, a- 

 pice floccosa. 



Pedes distincti anibulatorii, 

 antici digilis 4 et verruca hal- 

 lucari, postici pcnta- dactyli, 

 ungues falcularcs. 



Figura robusta. 



Muzzle acute. Ears smtll, 

 roundish, and nearly naked. 



7'ail shorter than body, hairy 

 and with tha tip somewhat 

 bushy. 



Feet formed for walking, the 

 anterior with four toes, the pos- 

 terior with five. Nails curved. 



Figure robust. 



Petromus (ijpicus. 



P. capite, cervicc, lateribus colli et partibus anterioribus 

 dorsi, lafervmqve subniyrn ct fitlro variegatis; parte poster ioie 

 dorsi, femoribus, basique caudte. subeastaneis ; apice Cauda nigro 



' Mii7zle pale chesnut; head, back and sides of neck, to^. 

 with the anterior part of back and sides, finely speckled firm 

 dusky black and li;lit tawny ar.c! tawny white, which colors 

 are disposed in alternate rings upon the fur; binder part of 

 back and sides, as well as hinder leg! and root of tail, brownis'u 

 red or dull chesnut ; rest of tail black. Chin, thront, breast* 

 and belly, pale tawny ; whiskers long, ri^id and deep black. 

 Length from nose to root o{ tail eight inches; length of tail six 

 inches. 



Tliia rat inhabits the mountains of Little Namaqualand, and 

 may be seen running from rock to rock during the heat of the 

 day, or in the mornings and evenings feeding upon various 

 composite flowers that occur in gituations where it resorts. 



Class. AVES. 



l'.un. FRINGll.UD.E. 



Genus, PLOCEL'S. 



Ploceus slictonotus. 



P. /route, verticc ct nucha flavis; dorsoflavo, maculis ni'jris 

 varicjata ; guilt-re, lateribus . capitis, tl'Jperciliisque MZritf 

 pectore et ttr.tre sulphuralis. 



Throat, sides of head, and eyebrows, black; front, crown 

 and nape, line yellow, the former with a gold tinge; intersca- 

 pulars, back, rump, and shoulders, mottled yellow and black ; 

 outer vanes of primary and secondary quill feathers greenish, 

 edged with yellow or greenish yellow; inner vanes greenish 

 brown, broadly edged towards quills with yellow. Tail even, 

 greenish brown, all the feathers faintly edged- with greenish 

 yellow; breast, belly, vent, and thighs, sulphur yellow. Bil| 



