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SCIENTIFIC RESULTS FROM THE MAMMAL SURVEY. 

 By Kathleen V. Ryley. 



VI. 



A. — Two NEW varieties of Vandeleuria. 



In going through the Vandeleuria group, I find considerable 

 variation in size among the specimeais available for examination. 

 Those from Coorg are the largest and probably represent V. nilagi- 

 ricus, but at present there is no example from the Nilgiris for 

 comparison. A series from the Kolaba District are also rather 

 large, but come nearest to the type oi oleracea, which was taken by 

 Col. Sykes in ' the Dukhun.' On the other hand five specimens 

 collected by Mr. Wroughton in the Surat District are all decidedly 

 smaller, and I propose to describe them under the name of 

 Vandeleuria wroughtoni, sp. n. 



A Vandeleuria similar to oleracea in general appearance, but 

 smaller throughout, and of rather a lighter and more rufous colom-. 



Fur soft ; tail longer than head and body ; ears rather large ; 

 general colour above rufous fawn, base of fur ashy-grey, tips 

 reddish yellow ; flanks paler in colour ; underside pure white ; 

 limbs the same colour externally as the body, and white on the 

 inner side; feet rather lighter in colour than body; tail thinly 

 covered with light hairs. 



Dimensions of the type (measured in the flesh) : — 



Head and body 71 (82-8), tail 103 (115), hindfoot 18 (18-8), 

 ear 14 (15). 



SJcuU: — Greatest length 20-8 (23-2), condylo-incisive length 

 18-8 (21-8), basilar length 16 (18-3), length of upper molar 

 series 3*7 (4), diastema 5 (5-9); nasals 7-3 (7*8); zygomatic 

 breadth 11-6 (12). The numbers in brackets refer to the average 

 size ot a series of six from Kolaba representing V. olero,cea. All 

 the specimens in both series are fully adult. 



Habitat : — Fatal, Surat Distiict. Altitude 200 ft. 



Tyjje:— Old male. B. M. Nos. 98. 4. 2. 31. Collected by 

 Mr. Wroughton, 19th February 1898, and presented by him to the 

 National Collection. 



Furthermore, a series of four specimens from Lunwa, Palanpur 

 (Gujerat) are so much lighter in colour that they should apparently 

 be separated subspecifically. 



Vandeleuria oleracea spadicea, subsp. n. 



A Vandeleuria similar to oleracea in size, but very different in 

 colour, having a much lighter and more reddish fawn coat. It is 

 also much paler than V. ivroiujlitoni, besides being larger. 



Fur very soft. Tail longer than head and body. General colour 

 above light sandy red, base of hairs, dark slate grey ; the middle 

 of the back is shaded with brown ; flanks lighter ; bellj^ pure white ; 



