582 MESSRS. O. THOMAS AND H. SCHWANN ON [May 29, 



with H. 2Ktrvula, the latter must have been obtained further south, 

 perhaps on the Crocodile River. 



H. brunnula may readily be distinguished from H. parvnla by 

 its head being paler instead of darker than the body, by its buffy- 

 tipped underfur, and by its head and feet not darkening 

 termmally. 



" Tchangaan name ' Mashli.' 



" Faii'ly common in the low country. They were observed in 

 parties of from four to eight, and live and take refuge in the 

 deserted ant-heaps. They become commoner towards the 

 Portuguese frontier." — 0. H, B. G. 



9. FuNisciURUS CEPAPi Smith. 



S. 1223, 1228, 1237, 1261, 1281, 1283, 1286, 1287, 1291, 

 1293, 1302, 1303, 1317. $ . 1227, 1232, 1244, 1268, 1277, 1282, 

 1292. 



" Shot in tree " is on most of the specimens, so the species is 

 evidently an arboreal one. 



" Tchangaan name ' Mashinyane.' 



" Yery common on the low veldt, to which it is confined. These 

 Squirrels bi'eed and sleep in a hollow tree, in which they take 

 refuge when pursued. They ai-e easily captured, and form an 

 article of food with the natives." — 0. H. B. G. 



10. Graphiurus murinus Desm. 

 d". 1269. 



This example shows strongly the peculiar staining of the chest- 

 hairs, on which Smith's name of erythrohronchus was based. 



" Tchangaan name ' Ndabidabi.' 



" The specimen sent was found asleep in the woodwork of an 

 outbuilding and was very fat. This species is not easy to obtain 

 as it hibernates during the winter." — 0. H. B. G, 



11. Tatera brantsii Smith. 



6 5. 1305. 



" Tchangaan name ' Masingaan.' 



" Common and gregarious in habits. Forms burrows in sandy 

 places but never of any great size." — C. H. B. G. 



12. Tatera miliaria salsa Wrought. 

 c?.1255. $.1233,1301. 



13. Arvicanthis dorsalis Smith. 



6. 1260, 1284, 1312. $. 1241, 1290, 1316. 



" Tchangaan name ' Matsutsa.' 



" This species is fairly common on the low veldt, where it appar- 

 ently replaces A. pumilio, to which its habits are similar. It 

 frequents the grassy flats and thick undergrowth in the kloofs. 

 Diurnal only and a vegetarian."— C. H. B. G. 



