CATALOGUE. 143 



165. MUS BRUNNEUSCULUS, Hodgson, Ann. and Mag. 

 of Nat. Hist. XV. p. 267. 



" Closely resembling the last, but considerably smaller. Above, rusty 

 brown ; below, rusty ; extremities pale/' 



The specimen in the Company's Museum measures, from snout to 

 vent, 6J inches ; the tail, 3 inches, having lost, apparently, nearly one 

 half of its length ; head, 1| inch. 



HAB. Nepal, Hodgson. 



A. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



166. MUS NIVIVENTER, Hodgson? Ann. and Mag. of 

 Nat. Hist. XV. p. 267. 



" Above, blackish brown, shaded with rufous ; below, entirely pure 

 white." 



The specimen in the Museum measures, snout to vent, 5 inches ; 

 tail, 4J inches. 



A House-rat, Hodgson. 

 HAB. Nepal, Hodgson. Madras ? 

 A. 



167. MUS DUBIUS, Hodgson, Ann. and Mag. of Nat. Hist. 

 XV. p. 268. 



" Above, dusky brown, touched with fawn ; below, sordid fawn." 

 The specimen in the Museum measures, snout to vent, 3 inches ; 

 tail (not quite perfect), 1| inches. 



A House-mouse, Hodgson. 

 HAB. Nepal, Hodgson. 



A. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



168. MUS DARJILINGENSIS, Hodgson, Ann. and Mag, 

 of Nat. Hist. New Series, I II. p. 203. 



Above, dusky brown, with a slight chestnut reflection ; underneath, 

 pale yellowish white. Snout to vent, 3 inches ; ears, long ; tail, 2^ 

 inches. Allied to the last species. Proportions of body, tail, and 

 extremities, comparatively slender. 



HAB. Sikim, Hodgson. 



A. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



