88 Mr. 0. Thomas on 



Leggada hella gallarum, subsp. n. 



Like L. hella in all respects, but distinctly smaller. Fur 

 close and crisp; hairs of back about 3"6-3*8 mm. in length. 

 Colour essentially as in hella, but rather less rich, the back 

 less darkened and the sides not so bright. 



Skull, apart from its smaller size, quite as in L. hella. 



Dimensions of the type (measured in flesh) : — 



Head and body 54 mm. ; tail 38; hind foot 11 ; ear 10. 



Skull: greatest length 16°7 ; breadth of brain-case 8'1 ; 

 upper tooth-row 2*9. 



Hah. Harar, E. Abyssinia. Alt. 6000'. 



Type. Adult male. B. M. no. 1. 7. 6. 17. Original number 2. 

 Collected 22nd November, 1900, and presented by A. E. 

 Pease, Esq. 



Leggada hella vici'na, subsp. n. 



Essential characters of L. hella, but the fur shorter and 

 rather crisper (hairs of back less than 4 mm. in length), the 

 light colour ot its sides more extended, and the cheeks and 

 area round the eyes light buffy, the dark colour of the crown 

 ending in a point opposite the anterior canthus of the eye. 

 A slight indication of a subaural white spot. 



Skull as in L. hella. 



Dimensions of the type (measured in flesh) : — 



Head and body 57 mm. ; tail 45; hind foot 12 ; ear 10. 



Upper molar series 3"0. 



Hah. Takaungu, near Mombasa. Alt. 70'. 



Type. Subadult female. B.M. no. 1. 5. 1. 32. Original 

 number 10. Collected 10th December, 1900, and presented 

 by A. B. Percival, Esq. 



Obviously a hot-climate coast representative of L. hella. 



Leggada hella marica, subsp. n. 



Differing from true E. African hella somewhat as umhrata 

 does from minutoides, the buffy or tawny tones altered along 

 the upper surface, and especially on the crown, by an 

 increased amount of black hairs, so that the colour is lined 

 brown above, while the sides are a much less bright and con- 

 spicuous buffy. 



Dimensions of the type (measured in flesh) : — 



Head and body 57 mm.; tail 43; hind foot 12; ear 9"7. 



Skull : greatest length 18. 



Hah. (of type). Beira, Portuguese E. Africa. Alt. 45'. 

 Other specimens from Nyasaland, Inhambane, and Zululand. 



