tlie Oenus Tater.i. 4 77 



h'-. IlinJ foot 32 mill., biill.c les3 tlian 

 10 mm. 

 o'. IJriglitly coloured. (I.aico Nv- 



a<a, 13. 0. A.) (17) nynsce, sp. n. 



b^. Soberly coloured, nifjrescent, 



(I'ppcr Shire, H. C. A.) (18) n. shirensis, .sub->p. n. 



c. Small ; head and l)ody le.'^s than 140mm. ; 



colour almost black. (Uf;''inda.) .... (19) niijrita, .sp. n. 

 B. Tail appreciably lonj^er than head and 

 body. 



a. Tail not or only sli<rhtly tul'ted. 



a}. Large; head and body 100 mm. 



(Uganda.) '. (20) f.illa.v, Thos. & Sch\r. 



6'. Medium ; head and body 140 ram. or 

 more. 

 a". Teetii 63 mm., buUic 1 l-o. (Galla 



Country. ) (21) shoinia, sp. n. 



b"^. Teethtimm., bullfe 11. (Nigeria) (22) Kenipi,Wv. 

 c\ Small ; he^d and body 1(X) miu or 

 more. 



n^ Hind foot 32 mm. (Somali.) (23) rhillipsi, de Wiiit. 



i*. Hind foot 36 mm. (B. E. A.)..., (24) mombasce, sp. n. 

 rf\ Very small ; head and body less than 



100 mm. ((tambia.) (2o) gracllii. Thos. 



b. Tail tufted. (Nile Valley, kc.) 



«'. Sole of hind foot naked. (Nile 



Valley.) (2^) rohiiMa, Cretz. 



b\ Band of hair across sole of foot. 



(Wadelai.) (27) Emini, Tlior^. 



Section III. — Asia. 



A. Size large (17o mm.). 



a. Mottled with black ; hind foot 42 mm., 



upper molar series 7. (Syi-ia.) (28) tamiura, Wagn. 



b. Uniform colour; hind foot 41 mm., upper 



molar series 63. (E. Persia.) (29) persica, sp. n. 



c. Mottled black ; hind foot 39 ram., upper 



molars 0. (C. Persia.) (30) p. scansa, sub.sp. n. 



d. Uniform colour; hind foot 38 mm., 



upper molars o 5. (U.P.India.).... (31) j";jr//o,7, Ilardw. 



B. Size smaller. 



a. Tail (200 mm.) and hind foot (4-5 mm.) 



very long. (S. India.) (32) Cuvieri, Waterh. 



b. Tail normal. 



ci*. Hind foot 41 mm., .skull breadth 23, 



molars ii'y. (S.W. Persia.) (.33) Bnihcardi, sp. n. 



V\ Hind foot 39 mm., skull bieadth 2.1, 



molars Oo. (S.W. Persia ) (.34) B.monticila,9nh=i^.n. 



c^. Hind foot 41 mm., skull breadth 22, 



molars *». (Ceylon.) (.35) cei/bmirn, sp. n. 



Section I. — Afkica South of the Zambe.si. 



The fauna oE this area is specially mcII represented in the 

 Museum Collection, thanks to the munerous series from 



