1896.] FROM BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA. 803 
6. Mus rarrus, Linn. 
a. Ad. sk. 9. Mazoe, Mashunaland, 18 May, 1895. 
[Gand Woy EAS) e5 he _ be 18 January, 1895. 
“Taken in the house, very common. Native name ‘ Gonzo.’ ”— 
Saf iPigl 
Collector’s measurements, taken in the flesh, of a:—Head and 
body 188 mm. ; tail 220; hind foot 34; ear 25. 
I cannot separate these two specimens from the brown form of 
M. ratius. It is the common House-Rat of the district. 
7-9. Murzs, spp. 
There are three Mice in the collection belonging certainly to two 
and possibly to three distinct species, which at present I will not 
venture to determine. The two larger ones, male and female, 
differ markedly in colour, one being nearly black and the other 
brown, but they agree fairly in the skulls and dentition as well as 
can be judged, allowing for the great difference of age which exists 
between them ; they belong no doubt to Mr. Thomas’s group which 
he has so well nathed “‘ multimammate.” The third, a male, may 
possibly be VW. mariquensis, A. Smith, and belong to the group 
which has 3—2=10 mamne; but until further specimens are 
obtained I would rather not assign any particular name to it. 
10, ArvicanrHis porsALIS, A. Smith. 
a. Ad.sk. ¢. Mazoe, Mashunaland, 30 January, 1895. 
p. Ad. sk. 2 “ ” ” 13 ” ” 
y. Juv.sk.d. be ss 13 August, 1895. 
“Trapped in grass; not uncommon. Native name ‘ Chewanga- 
ranga.’ ”—J. ff. D. 
Collector’s measurements, taken in the flesh, of a:-——-Head and 
body 130 mm. ; tail 134; hind foot 28; ear 17. 
This species seems very constant in colour throughout its 
extensive range, and there is little difference between the old and 
young, the latter being generally more rufous, the inner side of the 
ears more thickly clothed with short reddish hairs, and the tail more 
thickly covered with hair so as to almost hide the scales. The 
clearly-defined narrow black dorsal stripe seems never to vary. 
The fifth finger is so small that unless examined closely there 
appear to be only three toes on each of the fees; this character is 
shared by A. barbarus, L., and A. pulchellus, Gr. 
11. ARVICANTHIS PUMILIO DILECTUS, subsp. n. 
a. Ad. sk. ¢. Mazoe, Mashunaland, 2 August, 1895 (type). 
p. Sen. sk. 3. ” ” 5 ” ” 
Y: Ad. sk. ¢. op = 1 pe 25 
« Not uncommon. Native name ‘Shanchey.’ ”—J. ff. D. 
Collector’s measurements, in flesh, of type 95.11.3.25 in Brit. 
Mus. :—Head and body 106 mm.; tail 82; hind foot 20; ear 14. 
Skull: greatest length 27; breadth 14; basal length 23:5; 
henselion to back of palate 11:5; palate to foramen mag. 10 ; 
