belonging to the (ienus (jrocitlma. .";11 



^reyi^h brown. Hiftd and body '.'S nini. ; 

 k'li^'lh of skull liO ; tooth-row Ho. 

 (Asaba, Nigeria.) . . ((5) o. niyerue, suLsp. u. 

 c". Colour above dull cofTee-brown, below (?rey. 

 Head aud body 103-107 iiini. ; length of 

 skull:.M&-2.J-3; tooth-row lOG- 11. (Beira, 



1{.E..\.) ('Jo) beirce, sp. n. 



'. Size smaller : head and body 80-U8 mm. ; 



length of skull i.M-1'vJ ; tooth-row y-l-lO-7. 

 a". Colour above dull blackish or olive-brown. 

 a?. Tail shorter: 4.io-5() mm. in length. 

 a". Colour above dark blackish brown 

 speckled with preyi.sh bull", b-low 

 greyish. Hind foot 14-1 "» ; tail 4y-o- 

 50). (Lidte Bangweolo.) 



(4o) turha, Dollni. 

 i". Colour above dark olive-bruwn speck- 

 led with golden bulT, below brownish 

 grey. Hind foot 14"5-lo-o mm. ; tail 

 45-ol. (Aberdare Mts., H.E..\.) 



(48) t. provoaix, Thos. 

 c'. Colour above olive-brown. Hind loot 

 ]o-15o mm. ; tail 50-56. (.Mt. Elgon, 



B.E.A.) (4'J) t. kenipi, bubsp. n. 



rf'. Colour above dark clove-brown, under 

 parts scarcely paler. Hind foot i-i') 

 mm. ; tail 48. (Lado.) 



(53) nilotica, Hell. 

 v. Tail longer (oG-G5 mm.). 



a'. Colour above dark blackish brown. 

 Head and body 98-110 mm. ; tail 

 5t) (io ; liind foiit (c. u.) 17-18. ( Nai- 

 robi, Ji.PlA.). . (4(1) t. zaoditti, (Jsg. 



i\ Colour above dark blackish brown 

 finely speckled with buff. Head and 

 body 94 mm. ; tailOSo; hind foot 17. 

 (Lake liaugweolo.) 



(54) zena, sp. n. 



c*. Colour above pale clove-brown thickly 

 sprinkled with silvery grey. Head 

 and body 91-100 mm.; tail 60-68; 

 hind foot 15-17. (I'haya, nr. Ki\u, 

 Congo.) (50) t. tanlla, subsp. n. 



d". Colour above brownish umber. Head 

 and body 98 mm. ; tail 59; hind foot 

 16. (.\ngoIa.) . (55) nitsitrijci, sp. n. 



e". Colour above brownish umber finely 

 spefkled with grey. Heatl and body 

 90 !»5mni.; tail 48-56 ; hind fot.t 15- 

 15'5. (Liberia.). (H) fchneituri, Pet. 

 v. Colour above dark redtlish brown. 



n' . Size larger: hind fuot 1 •"> 1»^ mm. ; b-ntrfh 

 of skull 22-9-25. 



