306 On Mammals from Northern Gazaland d:c. 



Skull : greatest length 46 ; greatest breadth 26 ; inter- 

 orbital breadth 12 ; basilar length 37 ; diastema 11 ; upper 

 molar series (exclusive of supplementary anterior molar) 8 ; 

 bulliB 9-5. 



Hah. Chirinda Forest, N.E. Transvaal. 



Type. Adult male. B.M. no. 6. 10. 6. 7. 



The long series obtained by Mr. Swynnerton are remarkably 

 even in their general colouring. The colour-pattern is that 

 of F. paUiatas and F. p. ornatus, but the complete absence 

 of ferruginous colourino^ on the face, the dark chestnut feet 

 and hands, and its smaller size distinguish it from these at a 

 glance, while the totally different colouring separates it from 

 F. sponsus, which it closely approaches in size. 



16. Mus microdo7i, Pet. 



17. Arvicanthis pumilio dilectus, de Wint. 



Mr. de Winton based A. dilectus on specimens collected by- 

 Mr. Darling at Mazoe in Mashonaland, and externally these 

 specimens are identical ; but I place them with some hesitation 

 in this subspecies, for the skulls are too damaged to be any 

 guide. 



18. Arvicanthis dorsalis, Sm. 



19. Pelomys fallaa:. Pet. 



First obtained by Peters in S. Mozambique. 



20. Otomys irroratus cupreus^ Wrought. 



The solitary individual is indistinguishable from the Rudd 

 Collection specimens from the Zoutpansberg District of the 

 Transvaal. 



21. Acomys selousi, de Wint. 



The specimen is in bad condition and Its skull is missing. 



22. Leggada minutoides, Sm. 



23. Dendromus j)U7nilio, Wagn. 



24. Thamnojnys arborariiis, Pet. 

 Unfortunately the skulls are damaged or missing. 



25. Cricetomys gamhianus adventor, Thos. & Wrought. 



Mr. Swynnerton's specimens are distinctly more closely 

 allied to the Inhambane race (adventor) than to the one from 

 Gorongoza {cunctat07-) . 



