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Hab. Mount Kina Balu, i,ooo-ft. (type of species) (J. 

 Whitehead). Mount Duht, ;,ooo-ft. (C. Hose). Niah Caves 

 (E. Cox). 



MUS EPHIPPIUxM. 



Miis ephippinm^ Jent. 



Mr. Thomas, in his paper on the mammals of Mount Kina 

 Bahi collected by Mr. J. Whitehead in 1889, says, '' It appears 

 " rather doubtful whether this species is really distinct from 

 " J/iW coiicolor, Bly., found in Burma and in the Mala)' 

 " Peninsula ; but for the present I do not feel justified in 

 " definitely uniting the two forms, and the Kina Balu in- 

 " dividual clearly belongs rather to the Sumatran ^^ cphipphim^^ 

 " than to its northern ally." 



Hab. Mount Kina Balu (J. Whitehead). 



MUS MUSSCHENBROECKL 



Mils miisschcnhroccki\ Jent. 



It is of considerable interest to find this species in Borneo, 

 previously only known from Celebes, on a different side of the 

 line, separating the Oriental from the Australian regions. Its 

 occurrence here suggests that other members of the Oriental 

 element in the peculiar Celebcan fauna may also prove to have 

 survived on the tops of the Bornean mountains. This rat was 

 discovered for the first time in Borneo, by Mr. John 

 Whitehead, on Mount Kina Balu, at the height of 3,000 feet. 



Hab. Kina Balu (J. Whitehead). Mount Dulit, 2,000 feet 

 (C. Hose). Penrisen Hills (A. Everett). 



MUS HELLWALDI. 



Mas helhvaldi\ Jent. 



This rat is spiny, with reddish 3'ellow fur, black and white 

 naked tail, at the end white all the way round. Feet very 

 long and slender, i^ inches. 



Hab. Batu Song (A. Everett). Dulit, 2,000-ft. (C. Hose). 

 Penrisen Hills (A. Everett). Kina Balu (J. Whitehead). 

 The type came from the Celebes. 



MUS JERDONI. 

 Afus jerdoni^ Blyth. 



Very like Mus helhvaj(h\ but smaller. Foot about ig- 

 inches ; tail blackish at the end and rather hairy. 

 Hab. Mount Kina Balu (J. Whitehead). 



MUS MULLERI. 



Mtis viiillcri^ Jent. 



Large grizzled brown (not rufous) rat, with whitish yellow 

 belly, uniform brown scaly tail. Foot nearly i| inches. 



Hab. Sadong (A. Everett). Dulit 2000-ft., Kina Balu 

 (A. Everett.) 



