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the hairs being usually gi'ey. The tail is proportionally shorter than in 

 kandianus. The general colour above is darker than in Jcandianus and the 

 admixture of buft' or fulvous in the coat is very small. 



(49) GuNOMYS GRACILIS, Nehr. 



The Ceylon Mole Bat. 



1850. Mus dubius, Kelaart (nee Hodgson), J. A. S. Ceyl., V., p. 217. 

 1891. Nesocia bengalensis, Blanford, Mammalia No. 295 (partim). 

 1902. Nesoliia gracilis, Nehring. S. B. Geo. nat. Fr. Berl., p. 116. 



$ 2, Urugala ; c? 1, $ 1. Tammannevva ; $ 1, Kandy. 

 Not externally differing markedly from G. kck ; rather smaller in size and 

 with markedly smaller teeth. 



(50) Bandicota malabakica, Shaw. 



The Malabar Bandicoot. 

 (Synonymy in No. 5.) 

 S I, Urugala ; 2 2, Ambawela. S. Ceylon $ 2. 

 {See also Eeports Nos. 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 18.) 



In my paper on the Bandicoots (Journ. B. N. H. S. XVIII, p. 750) I came 

 to the conclusion that the Ceylon form was not distinguishable from that of 

 the Malabar Coast. I see nothing in the present specimens to alter ray 

 opinion. 



" By no means plentiful, which is largely due to the fact that the natives 

 persistently dig them out for food ; they even took some out of my traps." — 

 E.W.M. 



MlLLARDIA MBLTADA, Gray. 



The Soft-furred Field Bat. 



(Synonymy in No. 1.) 



S. Ceylon 68, $ 14, in al. 1. 



{See also Reports Nos. 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11 and 13.) 



I can find nothing by which to distinguish these specimens from typical 

 meltada from the Southern Mahratha Country. They were all taken in the 

 low coastal land of the S. Province, and Major Mayor obtained no more in 

 his further collections. 



(51) GOLUNDA NEWERA, Kel. 



The Neioera Eliya Bush Rat. 



1850. Golunda neioera, Kelaart, P.Z.S., p. 152. 



1891. Golunda ellioti, Blanford, Mammalia No. 299 (partim). 

 cJ 1, 2 3, in al. 1, Pattipola ; J 1, Ambawela. 



Kelaart described a species, neioera, from Newera Eliya, and a second, 

 coffoza, from Kandy, Of the latter there are two specimens, named and 

 presented by Kelaart, in the National Collection. These are more richly 

 coloured than any specimens received from the mainland, but do not seem 

 to differ in their skuUs from ellioti. Of the former Kelaart gives the dimen- 

 sions as head and body 3|", tail 2^". The specimens collected by Major 

 Mayor are more than three quarters as big again. Nevertheless it is almost 

 inconceivable that there should be two species living close together in these 

 Iiigh altitudes, and I fairly confidently label our specimen as G. newera. 



G. neioera, as represented by this series differs from typical ellioti by its 

 much finer grizzling (the yellow tips of the hairs are probably not more than 



