0-1 new MuiiJee/rom British East Africa. 539 



would soern to average raflier longer in rubescens than in 

 typical ahyssinicua, 



(5) Arvicditthus (ihjs.ymicus uubilins, .-U)-*!). n. 



General c ilour-pflT'ct above '* seal-browu " ; inliviiJual 

 dorsal iiairs longer (12-1. 'J mm.) than in the preceding forms, 

 the pale tips at most 3 mm. long; median dors.il .stripe 

 absent. Tail proj)-)rtioiiiilly longer than in rubescenSy and 

 even more markedly hairy than in typical abys^iaicas. Hands 

 and teet daik. 



Skull stoutly built, but slightly smaller than in the type 

 species; bulla' markedly smaller, as small as, or even smaller 

 than, in the Masindi form. 



Dimensions of the type : — 



Head and bidy 145 ;nni, ; tail 115; hind foot 29. 



Skull: greatest length 3); basilar loni;ih 3) ; zygomatic 

 breatlth iJiM) ; nasals length 14; interorbital breadth 5'3 ; 

 brain-case breadth 14'3 ; diastema 9; upper molar series G"5. 



Ilnb. Kisumu, B. E. Africa. Alt. 3000'. 



Ti/pe. Adult (j' . Ku Id Ctdloction. Original number 102. 

 Coli.cted by K. Kcmj), 12th August, 1909. 



Eleven specimens examined. Tiie grizzling is rather fine 

 and the resulting dark col )ur of the animal renders its 

 identitication easy. 



LXIX. — XfW Muridte/ro/zj Brit'S^t East Africa. 

 By K. C. Wrougiiton. 



Taferu dundasi, sp. n. 



A T'ltera allied to T. smil/ii and 2\ ruwenzorii, but larger 

 than eitiier. 



Fur long and soft (20-25 mm. on back). Ground-colour 

 bright pinkish buff, much obscured with bl.ick in the dorsal 

 re-'ion, much more so than in ruiO'nzorii, ratiier less so than 

 in sviitlii, flanks bright salmon-bufF, passing suddenly but 

 without any distinct divi'ling line into pure white of belly. 



Skull with long posterior jjalatal foramina as in sinitlii and 

 all the African torms of the northern iieujisphcre ; muzzle 

 markedly longer than in either of those species. 



Dim«Misions of the type : — 



Head and body ISJO'mm.; tail (damaged) ; hind foot 35 ; 

 ear 21. 



