1896.] mOM BRITISH SOUTH APMCA. . 803 



6. Mus BATTUS, LiDn. 



a. Ad. sk. $ . Mazoe, Mashimaland, 18 May, 1895. 



/?. Im. sk. d- „ „ 18 Januaiy, 1895. 



" Taken in the house, veiy common. Native name ' Gonzo.' " — 

 J.f. D. 



Collector's measurements, taken in the flesh, of o: — Head, and 

 body 188 mm. ; tail 220 ; hind foot 34 ; ear 25. 



I cannot separate these two specimens from the brown form of 

 M. raitus. It is the common House-Eat of the district. 



7-9. MuiiBS, 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, allowiug for the great difference of age which exists 

 between them ; they belong no doubt to Mr. Thomas's group which 

 he has so well named " multimammate." The third, a i.iale, may 

 possibly be M. mariquensis, A. Smith, and belong to the group 

 which has 3 — 2=10 mair noe; but until further specimens are 

 obtained I would rather not assign any particular name to it, 



10. Abtioanthis dohsalis, a. Smith. 



a. Ad. sk. d . Mazoe, Mashunaland, 30 January, 1895. 



ft. Ad. sk. S . „ „ 13 



y. ,Tuv. sk. 6- „ )) 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 ram. ; tail 134 ; hind foot 28 ; ear 17. 



This species seems very constant in colour throughout its 

 extensive range, and there is little difiference 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 liide the scales. The 

 clearly-defined narrow black dorsal stripe seems never to vary. 

 The iifth finger is so small that unless examined closely there 

 appear to be only three toes on each of the feet ; this character is 

 shared by A. harharus, L., and A. pulchellus, Grr. 



11. Articanthis pumilio dilectus, subsp. n. 



a. Ad. sk. J . Mazoe, Mashunaland, 2 August, 1895 (type). 



^. Sen. sk. d • ,, » 5 „ „ ~ 



y. Ad. sk. cf • ). i> 1 » » 



" 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 ; 



