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1891. Sciui'us palmanmi, Blanford. Mammalia No. 253 (partim). 

 (S 159, 174. Chikalda, Berars. 

 <S 225,2210,224. Sipna Valley, Berars. 

 Here, as in the Surat District, where I originally took x>ennanti, that 

 species occurs with palmarum. 



FuNAMBtJius PENNANTi, Wrought. 



I'he eomvicn five-striped Squirrel. 



(For synonymy, see Report No. 1.) 

 $ 191. Sembacloh, Berars. 

 5 216. Sipna Valley, Berars. 



{Vide also Report No. 1.) 



Tatera in dig a, Hardw. 



2'he Indian Gerbil. 



(For synonymy, see Report No. 1.) 

 (S 179. Chikalda, Berars. 



{Vide also Report No. 1.) 



VANDELEtTRIA OIBRACEA, Benn. 



The Dekhan Tree-Mouse. 



1832. Mus oleraceus, Bennett. P. Z. S., p. 121. 



1859. Mus badim, Blyth. J. A. S. B., XXVIII, p. 295. 



1867. Mus nilagiricus, Jerdon. Mamm. Ind., p. 203. 



1891. Vandeleuria oleracea, Blanford. Mammalia No. 270, 

 S 163. Chikalda, Berars, 



The species was based by Bennett on a specimen collected by Col, 

 Sykes in the Dekhan. The names dumecola, dumeticola, and povensis, Hodg- 

 son, represent the Nepal form (dumecola was not described and povensis, a 

 later name, was probably a young specimen) ; Vandeleuria dumeticola must 

 therefore stand for the northern form (dark but bright tawny) which un- 

 doubtedly is distinct from oleracea. Of badius from Tenasserim and nilagi- 

 ricus of the Nilgiris, no specimens are available for examination, and I 

 therefore leave those names provisionally in the synonymy of oleracea. 



Epimys rufescens, Gray, 



The common Indian Rat. 



(For synonymy, see Report No, 1.) 

 S 176, 178, 184. Chikalda, Berars. 

 c? 203, 204, 209. Sipna Valley, Berars. 

 d 230; 9 231. Harisel, Berars. 



[Vide also Report No. 1.) 

 A very even series, quite like the specimens from Khandesh. 



