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booduga, Gray (==ilf'tts le-pidus, Elliot). (5) JEjpimys rufescens, 

 \aT.=Mus Tufus, 'E\liot=Mus flavescens, Elliot (both names pre- 

 occupied). (6) Millardia meltada, Gray (==Mus mutade, Elliot=il/ws 

 lanuginosus, Elliot^. (7) Ounomys hoJc, Gray (=Mus (Neotoma) 

 providens, Elliot). (8) Golunda ellioti, Gray (==Mus golundi, 

 Elliot=lfws hirsutus, Elliot). 



Out of the list of 58 species (really 66 for H. fulvus and Upimys 

 rattus are entered under two names) recorded by Sir W. Elliot, 

 Mr. Shortridge has obtained 51 ; those not obtained are mostly 

 large animals from the heavy forest country now forming the 

 Kanara District. As Mr. Shortridge notes " four species men- 

 tioned by Sir W. Elliot, viz., Boselaphus tragocamelus, Gynoelurus 

 jtthatus, Canis palliijes and Hycena hyoena are now either entirel}^ 

 absent in the Dharwar District or rare stragglers south of 

 Haidarabad." 



Mr. Shortridge has taken a single specimen of the Common five- 

 striped Sqiiirrel (Funamhulus pennanti) at Dharwar. This is some- 

 what of a surprise to me. I have taken it with the Palm Squirrel in 

 Surat District, while Mr. Crump has sent them both from Nimar 

 and Berar, and both occur in Bombay Island, so that we must, on 

 the data available, accept 22° Lat. as about the northern boundary 

 of palmarum. F. jpennanti has been obtained by Capt. Whitehead 

 at Sehore, by Mr. Caccia, I.F.S., at Hoshangabad and by the Society 

 from Nasik, so that, until the present specimen turned up, the most 

 southern record was about 20° N. Lat., and this is what one would 

 expect, allowing for a slight overlap in the distribution of the two 

 species. Perhaps some members who are favourably placed will 

 push this enquiry further and report their resiilts in the Journal. 

 F. pahnarmn is at once recognisable by the bright red-yellow 

 colouring of the under side of the tail and the presence of only 

 three pale stripes on the back. In F. pennanti there are five pale 

 stripes, though the outer one, on each side, is sometimes not very 

 bright, and there is never any trace of colour on the under side of 

 the tail. 



In his List Sir W. Elliot includes Mus decumanus, unfortunately 

 without any indication of its characters, so that it is impossible 

 to say to what animal he was referring ; that it was really the 



