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specimens sent home by him the following are measurements of the 

 Nasik specimens compared with those of typical mettada:— 



Age and Sex i A 9 



127 

 103 

 24 

 21 

 33-5 

 27-5 



A 9 



122 



? 



24 



20 



33 



26-5 



141 

 ? 



25 



21 



35 



28-5 



A $ 



122 



104 



24 



21 



32-5 



26 



142 

 109 

 24 

 20 

 32 

 27 



A = adult. 



The body dimen- 

 sions of typical 

 mettada quoted 

 from Elliot are 

 those of "a 

 large adult 

 male." 



Head and body 



Tail 



Hind foot 



Ear .. 



Skull : greatest length, 

 basilar length 

 z y gomatic 



breadth 



diastema 



'„ upper molar 

 row 



Until sexed an J measured specimens are available for examination 

 from the type locality (Dharwar), we must accept these four specimens 

 as typical mettada, of which species they are at least a local race. 

 2. Mus listoni, sp. n. 



Closely resembling mettada, but distinguishable by its smaller teeth. 



The following are dimensions of Major Liston's five Konkari 

 specimens : — 



Age and Sex 



Head and body... 



Tail... 



Hind foot 



Ear 



Skull : greatest length. 



, basilar length.. 



zygomatic 



breadth 



„ diastema 



,, upper molar 

 row 



A=Adult,«.e., poste- 

 rior molar worn. 



0=01d, i.e., all mo- 

 lars worn. 



YO=Very Old, i.e., 

 all dental cusps 

 worn flat. 



Type.— B. M. No. 7. 1. 7. 6. An old 9. Collector's No. W. L. 121. 

 Obtained in the Konkan by Major W. Liston, I.M.S.. and presented to 

 the British Museum by the Bombay Natural History Society. 



