100 Mr. P. S. Kershaw on 



52. Uj'anomys woodi, Hint. 



? . 280 (type). Cholo. 



This species was described from this collection by Mr. Iliii- 

 ton in April 1921 (Ann. & Mag. Naf. Hist. (9) vii. p. 3Gi)). 



" Said never to make its own burrow, but to take those of 

 other mice. The only specimen I managed to obtain was 

 tnken in the burrow o£ a mole-rat {Heliophohius argenteo- 

 cinereiis). I have also been shown holes at the base of Uapaca- 

 trees among the roots said to be used by this mouse, but 

 excavation brought none to light. A native told me that 

 they did not burrow these holes, but lived among the decayed 

 roots of the tree. This is very probable in the case of 

 C/a;?aco-trees (' msuku '), as their roots are nearly always 

 partially decayed. The species appears to be known, though 

 not often taken, and this native name also includes other 

 genera of mice, as is so often the case. I am inclined to 

 think tliat they are rare everywhere, as, although I offered a 

 large reward for more specimens, none were ever brought me. 



" Native name ' Sakachenzi.^ " 



53. Saccostomus campestris, Pet. 



S . 30, 31, 34, 40, 42 ; ? . 35, 36, 55, 316. Chiromo. 



"Not found in the Cholo highlands at all, but only in the 

 liot low country of the 8iiire River plain, where it is very 

 numerous. Common in the forest covering these plains, 

 native gardens, and occasionally in holes below native huts ; 

 in this case there being an exit always some way outside, as 

 well as one inside the hut. Greedily eaten by some natives, 

 but not by all ; apparently a question of individual taste, not 

 tribal prejudice. Digs its own burrow. 



" Native name ' Jugu.' " 



54. Acomys seloiisi, de Wint. 



cJ. 321,322,410. Cholo. 



? . 339. Chiromo. 



"I have taken this species in old ant-heaps (termite) on 

 forested hills, and in holes generally. It also is said not to 

 make its own burrows, but to use those of other mice. I find 

 that the Mang'anja name for these spiny mice is also 

 ' Sakaclienzi,' and it is undoubtedly this species that is most 

 commonly referred to under this name, Uranomyswoodi being 

 probably only called so for want of a better name, being not 

 nearly so well known or so often seen." 



