6 FreL_p Museum oF NaTurRAL History—Zoo.oey, Vou. X. 
Procavia brucei maculata subsp. nov. 
Type from Lukenya Mountain, British East Africa. No. 17504, 
Field Museum of Natural History. Adult male (stage VIII). Col- 
lected December 18, 1905, by C. E. Akeley. 
Characters. Similar to Procavia brucet and Procavia brucei 
hindeit but color paler and more grayish throughout; underparts 
much less suffused with creamy or buffy, often nearly pure white; 
ears more whitish; dorsal spot almost entirely pure white; upper- 
parts more distinctly spotted than in any other member of the 
* brucet group, the dark spots in one specimen numbering between 40 
and 50 and extending from the rump to the shoulders. Skull most 
similar to that of hindei, differing from that of typical brucei in the 
character of the basisphenoid which is broad and rounded on its 
lower surface instead of being narrow and laterally channeled; nasals 
broader and less emarginate behind than in brucei; audital bulle 
smaller than in hindet. 
Measurements. Collector’s measurements of an adult male: 
Total length 465; ear 31.5; hind foot (c. u.) 60. Skull of type: 
Basal length 79.7; basilar length 70; zygomatic breadth 46.5; 
nasals 21.2 x 19.5; breadth between extremities of postorbital proc- 
esses 36.3; diastema 10.4; maxillary toothrow 31.7; greatest 
width of m1 5.4. ‘ 
Dendromus ochropus sp. nov. 
Type from Lake Elementeita, British East Africa. No. 16715, 
Field Museum of Natural History. Adolescent male. Collected 
February 11, 1906, by E. Heller. 
Characters. Allied to Dendromus mesomelas and its relatives, 
but having the feet, ears, and underparts chiefly ochraceous. Upper- 
parts dull ochraceous, the subterminal zone of color being relatively 
narrow and considerably mixed with dusky, producing a slightly 
olivaceous effect; black dorsal stripe well developed; a small blackish 
marking on the inside of the hind leg just above the tarsal joint; 
underparts pale ochraceous except a patch of forwardly directed 
white hairs on the throat; ears well clothed inside and out with 
bright ochraceous hairs; fore and hind feet ochraceous except the toes 
which are whitish. Somewhat similar to Dendromus nyike but 
pelage coarser, longer, and duller in color; ears ochraceous instead 
of dusky; feet and underparts ochraceous instead of white; tail 
bicolor instead of blackish all around. Skull slightly smaller than 
in nyike, with smaller bulla and shorter palatine slits. 
Measurements. Type: Total length 167; head and body 71; 
