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tadactyli. Ungues falculares. Positio adhuc in familid Muruin 

 non bene determinata est; sed fortasse post Murem locum habet. 



Dendromus typus, mihi. 



D. suprcL fuscus aut ferrugineus ; infrhruhro-albus; caudd elongatd; 

 lined nigrd indistinctd et longitudinali in medio dorso. 



Colour above brown passing to ferrugineous, beneath reddish white ; 

 whiskers long, partly black and partly white; upper lip white; ears 

 without and within slightly covered with a fine short white reddish fur ; 

 extremities the same ; tail pointed, considerably longer than the body, 

 and of a faint grayish brown colour ; along the centre of the back, par- 

 ticularly towards the tail, an indistinct black line. Length from point of 

 nose to root of tail, three inches and a half; length of tail, four inches and 

 a half. This little animal is usually found upon the branches of trees, 

 &c. ; and in such situations it constructs its nest and brings forth its 

 young. 



Sciurus ocularis. 



S. suprd cceruleo-canus, subttls albescens ; rostro maeuldque supra, et 

 und post singulas aures albis : ingluvie ferrugined, latere capitis 

 cum lined nigrd transversd. 



Above bluish gray ; beneath whitish, nmzzle together with a spot above 

 and another behind each ear white, space behind chin rufous; head 

 crossed on each side by a narrow black line which includes the eye, tail 

 bushy and penniform, above grayish, below blackish. Length from nose 

 to root of tail, 4 inches ; length of tail, 3^ inches. 



The only example of this species which I have seen was found in a 

 hollow tree near Plettenberg's Bay. 



Bathyergus Ludwigii, mihi. 



B. suprh rufo-griseus in ccBruleo-griseum transiens, subtus eodem co- 

 lore, sed miniis austero ; tncisores omnes antice plant. 



Above reddish gray passing into bluish gray ; beneath the same but 

 lighter, incisors all plain in front, legs and feet reddish, the latter edged with 

 stiff white hairs. Length from nose to root of tail, six inches ; length 

 of tail itself about half an inch. The colour in young specimens is 



