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A brown rat, white below, with terminal half of the tail clothed with 

 white hairs. Fur fairly long and very soft. Head and body about 7 

 inches, tail rather longer. 



"Probably fairly plentiful in Coorg, especially in heavy deciduous 

 forest."— G. C. S. 



Vernacular name : — " Muka-ili." 



Epimys rufescens, Gray. 



The Connnon Indian Rat. 

 (Synonymy in No. 1.) 



1 S Jambur, N. Coorg. 



2 6 6,1 $ . Wotekolli, S. Coorg. 



Variety. — With white underparts. 



2 3 6,^ $ $ . Jambur, N. Coorg. 

 4 d J, 5 $ 2 . Haleri, N. Coorg. 

 6 (^ J, 9 5 $ . Wotekolli, S. Coorg. 

 1 (^,1 $. Makut, S. Coorg. 

 ^66- Virajpet, S. Coorg. 

 1 6 • Nagarhole, S. Coorg. 



{See also all previous Reports.) 



Brown with more or less rufous or yellow tips to the hairs ; very long 

 bare tail. Usually grey below but there is a variety with white un- 

 derparts. Head and body about 7 inches, tail about 9 inches. 



" The variety with dark underparts undoubtedly becomes scarce in forest 

 districts, particularly as one goes south. Nearly all of those from Coorg 

 were the white-bellied variety. Although the two forms interbreed indis- 

 criminately wherever they meet, there is no doubt that the white-bellied 

 variety is an older and probably indigenous stock that is gradually dis- 

 appearing in the more thickly populated districts in the course of inter- 

 breeding with the continually increasing numbers of dark-bellied imported 

 stock."— G.C. S. 



Vernacular names : — Ili, Goodili, Muni-ili. 



MUS MANEI, Kel. 



The Common Indian House-Mouse. 

 (Synonymy in No. 5.) 

 1 5 . Jambur, N. Coorg. 

 4 J c? ; 2 $ $ . Haleri, N. Coorg. 

 1 $ . Virajpet, S. Coorg. 



{See also all Reports Nos, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10.) 



The small brown house-mouse, rather lighter below. Head and body 

 about 3^ inches and tail of the same length. 

 "Very abundant around houses." — G. C. S. 



Vernacular name : — " Sunda " 



Mus BOODUGA, Gray. 



The Southern Field Mouse. 



{ Synonymy in No. 1.) 



1 (5,1 5 . Heleri, N. Coorg. 

 1 $ . Wotekolli, S. Coorg. 



