144 CATALOGUE. 



169. MUS ^SQUICAUDALIS, Hodgson, Ann. and Mag. of 

 Nat Hist. New Series, III. p. 203. 



Pure dark-brown above, with a very slight cast of rufescent in a 

 certain aspect ; underneath, from the chin to the vent with interior of 

 the thighs, yellowish white. Ears nearly an inch long ; head propor- 

 tionally long. 



Dimensions : from the snout to the root of the tail, 8J inches ; tail, 

 in the living animal, equal in length to the body (Hodgson, I. tit.} ; 

 head, 2J inches. 



170. HUB CAUDATIOR, Hodgson, Ann. and Mag. of Nat. 

 Hist. New Series, III. p. 203. 



Above, chestnut-brown, with a rufous shade, more clear and passing 

 into reddish on the rump ; underneath from the chin to the vent and 

 the interior of the thighs white, with a very slight yellowish shade. 

 Muzzle rather sharp ; ears proportionally long ; tail exceeding the body 

 in length. (Hodgson, I. cit.) Body and head, 5| inches long ; tail, 

 in the prepared specimen, 6 inches. 



171. MUS LEUCOSTERNUM, Ruppell, Mus. Senckb. 

 HAB. Abyssinia. 



A. From Sir W. C. Harris's Collection in Abyssinia. 



Genus GOUJNDA, Gray, Mag. Nat. Hist. N. S. p. 577. 

 Mums Species, Elliot. 



172. GOLUNDA MELTADA, Gray, Mag. N. Hist I cit 



Mus lanuginosus, Elliot, Mddr. Journ. Lit. and Sc. X. 



p. 212. 



MELTADA, of the Wuddurs, Elliot. 

 KERA-ILEI, of the Canarese, Elliot. 



HAB. Southern Mahratta Country, Elliot 



A. B. Presented by W. Elliot, Esq. 

 C. A variety or distinct species from Griffith's Collection 

 in Afghanistan. 



The specimens contained in the Museum agree with the description 

 of W. Elliot, Esq., excepting the tail, which does not exceed an inch in 

 length. 



