400 ^lURiDj:. 



above, becoming rather darker at the tip, but not black, white 

 beneath, no hght bands down, the sides. Supercilium and sides of 

 face in front of tlie eyes with most of the vibrissse white. 



Dhnensloiis. Head and body "2-8 inches, tail without hair 4'45, with 

 hair 4'85, hind foot ()'.S5, ear from orifice 0*45. A skull measures 

 1'05 in extreme length by 0*55 broad. 



Distrihution. I first procured this Gerbille west of Gwiidar in 

 Baluchistan and have since obtained it at 8ukkur and at Laki 

 near 8ehw;iu in Sind. It appears rare. A very similar, probably 

 identical, forui is found in Arabia and on the Abyssinian coast- 

 land. 



^68. Gerbillus gleadowi. The little Jiairif-footed Gerhille. 

 Gerbillus gleadowi, Murray, A. M. N. H. (o) xvii, p. 240 (1886). 



Nostrils inferior, partly covered by snout. Tail more than one 

 and a half times the length of the head and body. Planta thinly 

 covered with hair throughout ; no distinct pads, an irregular swelling 

 at the base of the toes. Palma sA^ollen, hairy, with one large 

 naked pointed metacarpal pad near the base of the rudimentaiy 

 pollex. Ears well clad. 



Colour rufous-fawn above, white below, the two colours well 

 defined, basal two thirds of dorsal fur slaty. Tail almost uniform 

 pale brownish, paler below, whitish near the tip ; the terminal 

 pencil brown above, white below. Supercilium, sides of face in 

 front of the eyes, and all vibi'issa? except the uppermost white ; a 

 rufous cheek-patch. 



Dimensions. Head and body 3'25 inches, tail without liair 5, 

 with hair 5*4, hind foot 1. Extreme length of skull 1'12, basal 

 length 0-9, breadth 0-6. 



Distrihution. Rohri district. Upper 8ind, is the only locality 

 whence this Gerbille has hitherto been obtained. 



Gerbillus siuinJioei (Scully, A. M. N. H. (5) viii, p. 228, 1881) is 

 rather larger than G. (jleadoivi, but much like that species, except 

 that it has a Aery much shorter tail, the palma naked, and two 

 metacarpal pads. Planta hairy throughout. Head and body 8"4 

 inches, tail without hair 3-1, with hair 3-5, hind foot 0-93. Pound 

 halfway between Kandahar and the Kojak Pass, and to be looked 

 for around Quetta. Several species of Gerbillus inhabit Central 

 and Western Asia and Africa, but none are found hi Burma, the 

 Malay Countries, or Southern China. 



Subfamily MURINtE. 



Molars rooted, tubercular at first, the tubercles on the u])per 

 molnrs disposed in a triple row longitudinally. AVhen worn the 

 molars exhibit transverse lamintc of enamel. Tail elongate, scaly, 

 and in general nearly naked. 



