CATALOGUE. 141 



160. MUS (RATTUS), NEMORIVAGUS, Hodgson, 

 Journ. As. Soc. Beng. V. p. 234. 



" Throughout dusky brown ; the centre of the belly only being paler 

 and hoary blue." Length, snout to rump 12 inches; tail 9J inches. 



This species represents the M . Bandicota of Bengal, in the higher 

 regions of Nepal : it is about one- third smaller. 



HAB. Northern Hilly Regions of Nepal, Hodgson.. 



A. A prepared Skin, not in good condition. Presented 

 by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



161. MUS ARBOREUS, Buchanan, MS. 



GACHHUA INDUE, Beng. The TREE-RAT, a species of rat 

 which inhabits trees, and feeds on their fruit, Carey. 



HAB. Bengal, Dr. Fr. (Buchanan) Hamilton. 



A. A Drawing from the Collection of Dr. F. (Buchanan) 



Hamilton. 



B. A prepared Skin, from the Collection of B. H. 

 Hodgson, Esq. greatly resembles Dr. Hamilton's 

 Drawing. 



" This animal lives on cocoa-nut-trees, and where these do not 

 grow, on bamboos, from whence its name, Tree-rat, is derived. Each 

 pair builds a nest within the cavity of the branches, and there bring 

 forth four, five, or six young. This is in Bhadur month, which corre- 

 sponds with part of August and September. 



" They eat grain, which they collect in their nest, and they destroy 

 the cocoa-nuts when young, and these are their most favourite food. 

 They never live in houses, but at night come there to steal. In shape 

 this has a very strong resemblance to the Jenkoo Indoor, being more 

 elegantly formed than the common rat, and having a much narrower face 

 and much larger eyes. Its tail, however, exactly resembles that of the 

 common rat, and consists of a great number of very narrow scaly rings, 

 that have between them short bristles, which are generally approximated 

 to each other three by three. 



" Like the Jenkoo (Gerbillus indicus), it frequently sits erect on the 

 hinder legs, but this also I observe in the common rat. The hides are 

 dark, the whiskers black, the ears naked. The upper teeth are not 

 divided by a furrow, like those of the Jenkoo ; the incisors are yellow, 



