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4. Chalinolobus variegatus (Tomes). 

 One. Without havinj^ seen the type of this species, which 

 is in tlie Berlin Museum, the identification of this specimen 

 must be somewhat uncertain ; hut, if correctly dtitcrmincd, it 

 is of <:;;rcat interest, as this |)rotty buttertly-bat has hitherto 

 only been obtained in IS.W. Africa (Otjoro, Damaraland). 

 At the same time there is no reason why the two should not 

 be identical. No. 2 in this list is a good example of an even 

 more extended range and preservation of all its peculiar 

 colour- varieties throughout. 



5. Scotophilus nigrita (Schreb.). 

 One. 



6. Crocidura^ sp. 



Ad. male and juv. Appears to be closely allied to 

 C. Mariensii, Dobs., from the Cape. 



7. Sciurus Boehmif Reichen. 

 Male and female. The loss of one or more vertebrn3 of 

 the tail seems to be very common among the small squirrels 

 of E. Africa, but the total length does not seem to suffer, as 

 the hairs grow in proportion ; in one of these specimens the 

 hairs at the end of the tail (there appear to be three or four 

 vertebrte missing) is 65 millim. in length. 



8. Mus ugandce, sp. n. 



Size rather larger than M. syloaticiis. The whole of tlie 

 upper parts finely grizzled slate-black, there being very little 

 fawn tinge intermixed ; this latter colour is more distinct on 

 the sides of the neck. The sides, and especially the thighs, 

 are rather more grey. The whole of the underparts are clear 

 pale fawn, including the lower checks and upper lips. The 

 hands and feet pale fawn. Underfur of all parts dark'slate. 

 Ears and tail naked, dark blackish brown. The colouring of 

 the upper parts of this mouse is not very unlike the darkest 

 plumbeous pelage of the immature Mus si/lvaticus, but still 

 darker. The tail is not very attenuated, being of about the 

 same proportion as that of M. musculus. The feet are large 

 and broad. 



Measurements of type, (^ , Ntebe, 4. 6. 95 {F. J. J.) : — 

 Head and body 102 millim. ; tail 90 ; hind foot 25-5 ; ear 18. 



There are five specimens of this mouse in the collection. 



Skull: greatest length 27'5 millim.; greatest breadth 13; 

 breadth of brain-case 12T ; interorb. constr. 4; nasals 10'2x 

 3'5; interparietal 3*3 x 8-5 ; basal length 24*2 ; henselion to 

 back of palate 12; palatal foramina 6*5x 2; molar series 5; 

 outside ^5J 6, inside 3 ; diastema 7'3 ; maudible-boue only, 

 greatest length 15, height 7 "5. 



