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Synopsis of Indian, Ceylonese, and Bui'mese Species. 



A. Six pads on planta ; ears not covered with long 

 hair ; third upper molar much smaller than 

 second. 



a. Large, head and body 4 to 9 inches ; prox- 



imal plantar pad elongate, double length of 

 next pad. YKATS.) 



a'. Lower surface of tail not white or not 

 sharply divided from colour of upper 

 surface. 

 a". Hair on terminal portion of tail not 



white. 

 a z . Outer border of infraorbital foramen 



deeply emarginate above. 

 a*. Tail as long as head and body or 



longer. 



a. Head and body 5 to 8 in., hind 

 foot 1-2 to l'4o; mammae 10 



-12 M. rattiis, p. 406. 



/3. Head and body 4 in., hind foot 



0-9 ; mammae 8 . M. concolor, p. 408. 



b*. Tail shorter than head and body, 



hind foot 1'5 to 1*7 M. decumanm, p. 408. 



b 3 . Outer border of infraorbital foramen 

 slightly emarginate above ; hind 



foot 1 inch M.fuhvscens, p. 409. 



b". Hair on terminal portion of tail white 



all round. 

 a 3 . Colour above grey. 



a 4 . A brownish tinge on back; hind 



foot 2 inches M. bowersi, p. 410. 



b l . Back pure grey ; hind foot 1'4 . . M. berdmorei, p. 410. 

 b 3 . Colour of upper parts brown ; hind 



foot 1-3 M. blanfordi, p. 411. 



b'. Lower surface of body and tail white, 

 or nearly white, sharply separated from 

 colour of upper parts. 

 a". Hallux with a compressed claw. 



a 3 . Colour above rich rufous-brown .... M.jerdoni, p. 411. 



b*. Colour above greyish brown M. niveiventer, p. 412. 



b", Hallux opposable, with a flat nail .... M. chiropm, p. 413. 



b. Small, head 'and body less than 4 in. ; prox- 



imal plantar pad not double length of next, 

 and generally rounded. (MiCE.) 

 a'. Tail not shorter than head and body. 

 a". Hind foot without claws not exceeding 

 0'7 in. ; mammae 10. 



a 3 . Lower parts fulvous or dusky M. musculus, p. 413. 



b 3 . Lower parts white M. bactrianus, p. 414. 



b". Hind foot exceeding 07 in. 

 a 3 . Fur dark brown above. 



a 4 . Malar bone concave externally . . M. sublimis, p. 41/5. 



4 . Malar convex externally M. nitidulus, p. 415. 



b 3 . Fur chestnut above ; mammae 6 M. arianus, p. 416. 



