722 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXII, 



Dremomts ktjfigenis, Blanf. 



The Red-cheeked Squirrel. 



1878. Sciurus rufigenis, Blanf ord, J. A. S. B. XL VII, pt. 2, p. 156. 

 1891. Sciurus rufigenis, Blanf., Mammalia No. 244. 



2 S 6 ■ Gokteik, N. Shan States. 



8 d d, 4$ $ . Pyaunggaung, N. Shan States. 



General colour brown, finely speckled with yellow and black, with an 

 olive shade on the baek ; hindquarters, head and feet, rufescent ; sides of 

 head and underside white ; tail black, faintly ringed with white. Head 

 and body about 8 inches ; tail about 6 inches. Weight S\ ozs. 



" Not uncommon in forest country but much less plentiful than atrodor- 

 salis shanicus and phayrei.'''' — G. 0. S. 



Tamiops macclellandi bakbei, Blyth. 



The Striped Burmese Squirrel. 



1847. Sciurus barbei, Blyth, J. A. S. B. Vol. XVI, p. 87o. 

 1891. Sciurus macclellandi, Blanf., MammaliajNo. 257 {partim). 



IS, !$• Pyaunggaung, N. Shan States. 



A small greyish brown squirrel speckled with pale yellow ; 5 black longi- 

 tudinal stripes on the back, with 4 pale yellow ones between, the two outer 

 yellow stripes being much wider and extend from the side of the face. 

 Ears black with a tuft of white hairs. Underside reddish yellow. Head 

 and body about 4| inches, tail about 5 inches. Weight If ozs. 



"Apparently rare, possibly local." — G. C. S. 



Epimys rtjfescens. Gray, 



Vakiety with white underparts. 



The Common Indian Rat. 



(Synonymy in No 1.) 



2^^,13$$. Gokteik, N. Shan States. 



7 c? (5 , 6 2 5 . Pyaunggaung, N. Shan States. 



15. Se'en, N. Shan States. 



1 (S . Hsipaw, N. Shan States. 



2 c? c? , 4 5 $ . Mamsam Falls, N. Shan States. 



{See also all previous Reports.) 



" Very plentiful in towns and villages, although all specimens were 

 white below, many had a grey patch on the chest, sometimes extending to 

 form a line down the belly. 



The scarcity of jungle rats and mice, other than burrowers, can be ac- 

 counted for by the "Taungya" cultivation previously described." — G. C. S. 



Epimys jekdoni, Blyth. 



The bicoloured Rat. 



t863. Leggada jerdo?ii, Blyth, J. A. S. B. XXXII, p. 350. 

 1888. Musjerdoni, Blanf., Mammalia No. 279. 



lei's 1 y^^' S • Pyaunggaung, N. Shan States. 

 A red yellow rat, with a very long tail. Under-fur slate grey, tips 

 bright red yellow. Feet and underside pure white, line of demarcation 

 distinct, tail dark above pale below. Head and body nearly 6 inches; 

 tail about 8 inches. Weight 2f ozs. 



