393 Mr. G. Dollman oji 



beds of spruits. When smoking out one of these nests in a 

 fallen tree once, rather an extraordinary thing happened. 

 For a long time there was no signs of any mouse, tlien 

 su'ldenly the female came tumbling out on to the ground 

 Avith four new-born hairless young ones apparently hanging on 

 to her mammas; she may have had one in her mouth, but three 

 were certainly hanging on to the mammae." 



19. Epimys looosnami, Schwann. 



S . 63, 65. East bank of Tamalakan River, Ngamiland. 



" These mice were caught on the edge of the marshes, 

 where they were living in the burrows of Tatera hrantsi per- 

 pallida ; they were rather uncommon apparently, as they were 

 only caught in the proportion of one to 20 Tatera. It is 

 remarkable that both these specimens of Epimys had been 

 attacked by some parasitic fly, probably Cordylohia anthro' 

 pophagus or some near species : the maggots were in both 

 cases in the scrotum, which was much enlarged and full of 

 pus ; in one case the testes were diseased and one almost 

 entirely sloughed away. The mice were otherwise in good 

 condition and fat. No specimens of Tatera were found 

 infected. It is possible that, owing to some habit, this mouse 

 is peculiarly subject to these parasitic flies, which, destroying 

 the reproductive organs, are exterminating the species in the 

 locality." 



20. Epimys microdon, Pet. 

 cJ . 47 ; ? . 45. Lake Ngami. 



21. Epimys coucha. Smith. 

 ? . 46. Lake Ngami. 



22. Leggada hella induta, Thos. 

 ^ ? (preserved in spirit). Lake Ngami. 



23. Saccosfomus anderssoni, de Wint. 



c?. 16, 18; ? . 14, 15, 17, 21. Lehutitung, Kalahari. 



cJ . 4, 7, 9 ; ? . 8. Molopo Kiver. 



cJ . 59 ; ? . 58. West bank of the Tamalakan Eiver, 

 Ngamiland. 



Although "this series is rather paler in colour than 

 de Winton's type, there seems to be no reason wliy these 

 Kalahari and Ngamiland specimens should be considered as 

 other than true S. anderssoni. 



