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sitting, it is usual for them to assume an almost upright position with the 

 forefeet drawn up. The bare ground on which this species lives necessi- 

 tates very keen sense of hearing ; hence the very large ears, but as these 

 tend to make the rat conspicuous, Nature provides that the terminal third 

 or even half of the ears can be folded down, the orifice remaining open 

 Testes very large, measuring together 25 x 17 (measurements taken from 

 No. 2167). At Muli they were found under the same conditions as in 

 Rajkot and also in soft sand, when the latter, the burrows were longer and 

 deeper and usually had only one entrance and a single straight run." — 

 C. A. C. 



Tatera indica, Hardw. 



The Indian Gerbil. 



(Synonymy in No. 1.) 



2 S • Keshod, Kathiawar. 



3 d c? ; 1 $ • Verawal, Kathiawar. 

 1 $ . Talala, Kathiawar. 



3 (j d' ; 3 $ $ . Sasan, Kathiawar. 



20 c? c? ; 17 $ $ . Rajkot, Kathiawar. 



6 c? d" ; 5 $ $ . Vankaneer, Kathiawar. 



5 d" c? ; 1 2 • Juna Bowli. 



3 d c? ; 1 $ ■ Satapur, Dhrangadhra. 



3 d" d" ; 5 $ $ . Moti Mojiti, Kathiawar. 



5 d d ; 3 2 2- Sadla, Bajana. 



1 d ; 2 $ $ • Sihor, Bhavnagar, Kathiawar. 



(>See also Reports Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.) 



"I should say that in an ordinary year this would be a very common rat 

 in Junagadh State, it is now scarce. In Bajana it is very common in 

 hedges surrounding cultivation." — 0. A. 0. 



Vandelbttria olbracea, Benn. 



The Dekhan Tree-Mouse. 



(Synonymy in No. 2.) 



1 $ . Junagadh, Kathiawar. 

 1 $ . Moti Mojiti, Bajana. 



{See also Reports Nos. 2, 4, 5 and 7.) 



*' No. 2691 was caught in the thatch of a house."— C. A. C. 



Epimys rufescens, Gray. 



The Comvion Indian Rat. 



(Synonymy in No. 1.) 



5 d d ; 8 $ 5 (1646 no skull). Junagadh, Kathiawar. 



3 d d ; 5 $ $ . Keshod, Kathiawar. 



555. Sasan, Kathiawar. 



9 d d ; 10 $ $ . Rajkot, Kathiawar. 



1 d ; 3 $ $ . Vankaneer. 



1 d . Moti, Mojiti, Bajana. 



1 5 . Satapur, Dhrangadhra. 



1 $ . Sadla, Bajana. 



{See also Reports Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.) 



"Rather scarce now near Junagadh, common at Sasan where there 

 appears to be a pale variety in the fields." — C. A. S. 



