194 Mr. 0. Thomas on 



E. albiventris atratus *, Rhoads, agrees so closely in colour 

 with the Somali E. sclateri, Anderson f, that I am tempted to 

 suppose that some error has been made in the examination of 

 its feet, and that it is really synonymous with that species. 



Helogale undulata rufula, subsp. n. 



A strongly coloured form, the body (above and below) and 

 upperside of tail suffused with, and the face, throat, feet, and 

 underside of tail clear, deep tawny. Back ticked with black 

 and buffy, the underfur brownish grey basally, tawny ter- 

 minally, thus giving the tawny suffusion to the general colour. 

 Crown not darker than back. 



Skull with the teeth markedly larger than in the other- 

 wise somewhat similar H. macmillani, Thos. 



Dimensions of the type : — 



Hind foot 47 mm. 



Skull : condylo-basal length 53*5 ; length of p* on outer 

 edge 4*6, greatest diameter 5*9. 



Hah. British East Africa. Type from Rogoro, Kikuyu. 

 Mile 346 of the Uganda Railway. Other specimens from 

 Mau Escarpment, Mason goleni, and Voi. 



Type. Adult male. B.M. no. 0. 1. 3. 3. Collected 23rd 

 July, 1899, and presented by C. S. Betton, Esq. 



This Helogale is far more deeply tawny throughout than 

 an example from German E. Africa obtained byEmin Pasha, 

 which may be provisionally taken to represent the original 

 H. undulata, Peters, whose type locality was Mossimboa, 

 Northern Mozambique. 



To the north again H. macmillam, Thos., is somewhat like 

 it, but has markedly smaller teeth. 



Helogale victorina ochracea } subsp. n. 



General characters of the true victorina of German East 

 Africa south of the Victoria Nyanza, but the buffy suffusion 

 on the body and the clear buff of the face, under surface, and 

 feet, and underside of tail replaced by ochraceous, tending 

 towards the tawny found in the East African form just 

 described. Tail more strongly ochraceous or tawny ochra- 

 ceous than the body, the covering black and buff ticking less 

 conspicuous. Crown not darker than back. Muzzle, sides 

 of face, and throat tawny ochraceous. 



Skull as in true victorina. 



* P. Ac. Philad. 1896, p. 544. 

 f P. Z. S. 1895, p. 414. 



