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but the present form is much lighter throughout. Should it be found later 

 on that the two forms cannot be separated the present name mast stand 

 for the whole lot as manei was not published till 1852. This species under 

 various names seems to be the house mouse of the 'Plains.' 

 "Common below the hills." — O.A.C. 



(54) Leggadilla gurkha, Thos. 



The Nepal Spiny Mouse. 



1914. Leggadilla gurkha, Thomas, Journ. B. N. H. S. Vol, XXIII, p. 199. 

 1 (5 (type), Jerna Eamnagar, 1,500'; 1 S , Ramnagar, 1,100'; 1 § , 

 Bageswar, 3,200'. 

 I include the Bageswar specimen with considerable hesitation. It is 

 very considerably darker and differs in other ways, but it is a very old 

 individual, and I am not prepared to establish a new species for it, possi- 

 bly our Sikhim Collection may throw some light on its relationships. - 



(55) Apodemxjs sYivATicus GRiSEUS, True. 

 The Kumaon Long -tailed Field Mouse. 



1894. Mus arianus griseus, True, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. XVII, p. 8. 



1896. Mus aiianus, Blaniord, Mammalia, No. 286 (paj-tim). 

 20^ d, 10$ $, Phurkia, 10,700'; Id, Martoli. 



I place this series under True's name griseus with some hesitation. A 

 detailed re-examination of the sylvaticus group as represented in India 

 will almost certainly result in its being awarded a name to itself. A. 

 sylvaticus is the common field mouse of Europe. 



" Taken on open, rocky ground clothed with long grass and balsam, very 

 plentiful at Phurkia. I saw no sign of this mouse at lower elevations." 

 — C. A. C. 



(56) Nesokia griffithi, Horsf . 

 The Mountain Mole Rat. 



1851. NesoUa griffithi, Horsfield, Oat. Mamm. H. E. I. L. Mus., p. 145. 



1891. Nesokia hardioickei, Blanford, Mammalia No. 294 {vartim) . 

 1 S , Jerna Ramnagar, 1,500'. 



The type of Nesokia griffithi is said to have come from "Pushut, Afghani- 

 stan." The present specimen agrees very fairly with the description and 

 with the type, which however was a quite young animal. Some specimens 

 in the National Collection from Kohat and Rawal Pindi I referred to this 

 species in my paper of some years back (Jonrn. B. N. H. S., Vol. XVill, 

 p. 740) and with some hesitation I place this specimen also under griffithi. 



(67) GuNOMYS TARAYEisrsis, Horsf. 

 The Tarai Mole Rat. 



1855. Mus tarayensis, Horsfield, A. M. N. H. XVI, p. 112. 



1855. Mus plurimammis, Horsfield, loc. cit. 



1855. Mus onorungensis, Horsfield, loc. cit. 



1891. Nesokia hengalensis, Blanford, Mammalia No. 295 [partim). 

 4 J d , 12 $ $ , Bageswar, 3,200'; 7 $ $ , Takula, 5,300'. 



There is very little in their colour to distinguish these from kok of 

 Madras. 



The three names given above were ascribed by Horsfield to Hodgson, 

 but as Hodgson had not piiblished them the responsibility for them is on 

 Horsfield. Luckily the types of all three are in the South Kensington 

 Mviseum, and there can be no doubt that the three are the same animal. 

 Whether all three are also hengalensis, we can only decide when we have 



