the Eliomys of Sardinia. 341 
rather short, and the black band of which runs completely 
round its circumference. The basal third or half is therefore 
grizzled fulvous grey above and whitish below, then passing 
into deep black above and below, only about half an inch 
at the extreme tip being white. 
From £. amori, Graells, of Spain, which has a similar 
coloration of the tail, L. sardus may be distinguished by its 
much smaller size, in regard to which it slightly exceeds 
Hi. mumbyanus (Pomel) of Morocco. In the latter form, 
however, so far as can be ascertained from the few specimens 
available, the tail resembles that of LH. quercinus. EE. pallidus 
of Sicily, another black-banded form, is recognizable by the 
unusually light coloration of its whole body. 
The principal dimensions * of a skin and skull, which I 
propose to make the type of /. sardus, are as follows (in 
millimetres) :— 
Plea Gear deb Ody.g phe tenure alee peter oa. sisiehoe en eis 142 
Tail (excluding terminal hairs)................ 105 
Eindstoot. (without claws) 2c..c:. weeks.» «soe 26 
Ute aeee reese ote sale ets utgei sooner ann srpdatelsiaieiaie lena kt aioe 20 (approx.), 
Greatest length of skull .............0ccceeeee 3 
Length of nasals (along central line) .......... 13 
Length of upper molar crowns ............+06. 5 
Hength: of lower molar: crowns... wes as oa on 5 
Hab. Sardinia. Type from Tricoli, Cagliastra. Other 
specimens from Lanusei. . 
Type. Female. B.M. no. 0.3.8.1. Collected 5th No- 
vember, 1900, by G. Meloni. Presented by Mr. Oldfield 
Thomas. Four specimens examined. 
These dimensions may be compared with those of Z. quer- 
cinus 1, LH mumbyanus, and E. pallidus, mihi, as given in my 
paper on the Sicilian dormice of the genera Lliomys and Gis, 
published in the ‘ Annals’ for March 1899, pp. 226-228. In 
the present note I do not propose to do more than briefly 
indicate the distinctive characters of #. sardus, but hope to 
return to it on a future occasion. 
The name sardus is particularly appropriate for the 
Sardinian Livomys, owing to the fact that “‘ Rata sarda’? is 
the local name of its congener in the Balearic Islands and 
Catalonia. 
* Not taken in the flesh. 
+ Note, however, that £. quercinus of Seville should now be known as 
E. amore. 
