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IJah. Kiirrambali, UiranJa. Aliitiule 4800 feet. 



Ttfpe. OM male. li.M. no. 11. 12. 3. 87. Orip:inal number 

 2313. Collected In- Mr. Robin Kemp on July lOtli, 1911. 



The great size of this species renders it easily distinguish- 

 able from all the other East African Olomj/s. 



Mr. Kemp obtained two further specimens o^ riihecuhts at 

 Nalasanji, Uganda, liotb of which, though subadult, are 

 ahnost equal in size to the type. 



(13) Otomys divinorum, Thos. 



Otonv/s divinorum, Tli03. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) vol. vi. p. 311 

 (1910). 



This species is apparently intermediate between the 

 tropicalis and <ingoiiiensh groups, ))Osse?sing the broad nasals 

 of angoniensis, which, however, exhibit the same angular 

 transition to the narrower part as is found in tropicaHs. 



Size rather smaller tban in tropicalis. 



Colour considerably paler than in the Kenya species, tlie 

 whole dorsal surface being of a uniform cinnamon-brown 

 and lacking the rather coarsely lined appearance of iropicaUs 

 and angoniensis. JNIuzzle and light rings around eyes bright 

 orange-buff. Ventral surface of body slate-grey washed with 

 brownish buff. 



Skull rather smaller than that of tropicalis or angoniensis. 

 Nasals very broad anteriorl}', the transition to the narrower 

 posterior portion marked by a distinct angle. We thus have 

 a combination of the broad nasals of angoniensis and the 

 spoon-shaped pattern of tropicalis. Molars rather small, m' 

 with 7 lamina?. 



Dimensions of the ly|)e : — 



Head and body 173 mm. ; tail SO ; hind foot 2G'3 ; 

 ear 22. 



Skull: greatest length 39; basilar length 31*7; zygo- 

 matic breadth 20*3; nasals 17*6x9; depth from highest 

 jjoint of orbit to alveolar border at front of m' 12*8; length 

 of upper molar series (crowns) 8'4 ; breadth of m^ 22. 



Hab. Iloml^o, Kilimanjaro. Altitude 5300 feet. 



Type. Adult female. B.M. no. 10. 7. 2. 84. 



This species is only known from the type-specimen ; all 

 the other Otomys collected by Mr. Kemp at Kombo were 

 O. angoniensis elassodon. 



