358 On Mammals from the Gold Coast. 



of 8. Bayonii from Angola have not yet been described, all 

 the specimens hitherto received having been flat skins without 

 skulls. 



GerMllus, sp. 



S , Gambaya, 4th Jan., 1899. 



Herr JMatschie has assigned specimens of Gerbilles from 

 the neighbouring district in tlie north of Togoland to G. leuco- 

 gaster^ Pet. ; but this Gambaga specimen does not belong to 

 that species, but agrees with specimens in the British Museum 

 from Monbuttu which I take to be G. macropus, Heuglin. 

 But further specimens are required from the type localities of 

 these older authors before this group of animals can be satis- 

 factorily worked out. 



Mus erythroleucus. 



c?, Gambaga, 1300 feet, 20th May, 1898. 

 " Trapped in bush." 



ArvicantMsj sp. 



S , Fra fra Country, 500 feet, 5th Feb., 1899. 



1'his single specimen is rather young, but it seems to agree 

 with half-grown specimens of A. ahyssinicuSy and it is quite 

 probable that this field-rat would extend across Africa in this 

 latitude without much variation. 



Bubalis major. 



S, between Gambaga and Kintampo. 



" From Yabum (on a modern map) to within 50 miles of 

 Kintampo they are fairly numerous." 



This is the first skin of the West-African Hartebeeste 

 which has reached the Museum. The general colour is almost 

 uniform dull chestnut ; there is a distinct pale mark on the 

 forehead from eye to eye ; the only dark markings are dark 

 brown or black stripes on the front of the legs, reaching from 

 the hoof to about 2 inches above the knee on the fore legs, 

 and dying away before reaching the height of the hock on 

 the front of the hind legs. The tail has a black tuft. The 

 colouring of the animal is much like that of B. Lichtensteini, 

 but tlie darker saddle-area is not clearly defined, the colour 

 shading gradually off excepting on the buttocks. 



