502 SIR, O. THOMAS OX M.iMMAXS PEOM KTASALAXD. [May 16, 



own argument iu favour of Herpestes gnsevs^. Even if, therefore, 

 this barbarous name has to be used, it clearly cannot be applied to 

 Uuo species ; and since Schreber's description of " Die Manguste — 

 Viverra ichneumon (i" ' on which Viverra muncfo ^ was founded, has 

 much more reference to the Indian than to the African animal, 

 I am now of opinion, with Mr. Blanford, that the name of mungo 

 should be used for the former, and, for more valid reasons than in 

 1882, C'rossarchus fasciatus (Desm.) for the latter, 



7. Canis sp. inc, 



a. Tg. sk. Upper Shire. 11/92, 

 Too young for determination. 



8. ScnjETJS MUTABILIS, Pet. 



a-e. 5 ad. sks. Zomba. 10/92. 



Pending the arrival of specimens collected at other times of the 

 year, 1 shall not express any opinion as to the cause of the con- 

 siderable variation in colour existing among the present series of 

 this Squirrel. 



9. GEBBiLLrs AFEE, Gray, 



a, b. 2 ad; sks. Port Johnston. 11/92. 



10. Otomts ieeoeattjs, Bts. 



a. Ad. sk. Upper Shire, 11/92. 



11. GoLimDA fallax, Pet. 

 a-e. 5 sks. Zomba. 10/92. 



12. Mus (Dasyiits) i^rcoiiTUS, Sund, 

 a, b. Ad. sks. Upper Shire, 



This rare species has been hitherto only obtained in Natal, 

 although a closely allied and possibly identical form (Mus nudipes, 

 Peters) has been described from Angola *. 



13. Mrs EATTrs, var, 



a. Ad. sk. Upper Shire, 



b-d. 3 yg. sks. Zomba. 10/92. 



14. Mtjs DOLiCHrEtrs, Smuts. 



a. Ad. sk. Tschiromo. 9/92. 



b. Ad. sk. Zomba. 10/92. 



15. Mrs ifATAXENSis, A. Sm. 



a. Ad. sk. Tschiromo. 9/92. 



b. Ad. sk. Zomba. 10/92. 

 c-e. 3 ad. al. Milauji. 10/92. 



> P.Z. S. 1886, p. 56 (ftnote). 



== Sclir. Saug.iii. p. 430(1777). 



3 Giiiel. Limi. S. N. i. p. 84 (1788). 



* See Thos. Ann. Mag. N. H. (6) x. p. 180 (1892). 



