On a new Pogonomys. 495 



Paratilapia codringtonii. 

 D. XV 14-15. A. Ill 10. Sq. 35-36 i. L. lat. gg. 



Depth of body twice, or a little less than twice, in total 

 length, length of head 3 to 3J times. Eye 5 times in length 

 of head, If times in length of snout ; maxillary not extending 

 to below anterior border of eye ; jaws equal in front ; teeth 

 in 3 series, outer rather large ; 4 or 5 series of scales on the 

 cheek ; 11 or 12 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. 

 Dorsal spines increasing in length to the last, which measures 

 a little more than ^ length of head ; soft dorsal and anal 

 acutely pointed. Pectoral a little shorter than head. Caudal 

 peduncle much deeper than long. Scales not denticulate. 

 Brownish, darker on the back, the scales lighter in the centre, 

 a black opercular spot ; dorsal purplish, edged with orange ; 

 ventrals purplish ; anal and caudal orange. 



Total length 300 mm. 



Three specimens from the Zambesi above Victoria Falls. 



LXV. — A new Pogonomys presented to the British Museum 

 by Sir William Ingram. By OLDFIELD Thomas. 



In a collection of mammals obtained by Mr. W. Stalker 

 while on the recent successful expedition sent out* by 

 Sir William Ingram in search of living paradise-birds there 

 occur a number of specimens of the following new species of 

 Pogonomys : — 



Pogonomys vates, sp. n. 



Near P. lamia, Thos., but colour redder and teeth smaller. 



Size medium. Fur soft and woolly, about 8 mm. in length 

 on the back. General colour above greyish ochraceous buff 

 or rufous, darkened on the back, clearer and more rufous on 

 the sides. Under surface pure white, the hairs white to their 

 bases. Muzzle rather lighter buffy. Whiskers very long 

 and numerous, 6-7 cm. in length. Eyes with a narrow 

 blackish rim. Ears naked, grey, fairly long, laid forward in 

 a spirit-specimen they reach to the centre of the eye, narrowly 

 oval, more or less pointed ; in P. lepidus they are shorter, 

 with more or less truncated ends. Outer sides of arms and 

 legs like body, inner sides white ; hands and feet almost 

 naked, the sparse fine hairs white. Tail long, coarsely and 

 roughly scaled, with a fair number of minute hairs on it, 



