590 ON MAMMALS FROM NORTH-EAST TRANSVAAL. [May 29, 



39. Mus coucHA Smith. 



5. 1116, 1131, 1204, 1319. ?. 1111, 1112, 1127, 1132, 

 1179, 1207, 1323, 1349, 1350. 



Specimens nos. 1204, 1111, and 1127 are slightly lighter in 

 colour than the remainder of the series, which is otherwise very 

 uniform. No. 1127 shows the multimammate character very 

 clearly, which is the only character that in many cases serves to 

 distinguish the members of this very difficult group from Mus 

 Golo7ius Bts. 



40. Mus DOLiCHURUS Smuts. 

 2 . No number. 



41. Arvicanthis pumilio dileotus de Wint. 



6. 1115, 1117, 1135, 1150. $. 1118, 1122, 1123, 1146. 

 " Basuto name ' Dari.' 



" Common on the high veldt, but not observed in the low 

 country. Diurnal only." — C. H. B. G. 



42. Dasymys incomtus Sund. 



$. 1353. 



" Basuto names ' Beba ' and ' Ibuka.' 



" Apparently very rare, as the specimen sent was the only one 

 seen."— 0. H. B. G. 



43. Saccostomus campestris Pet. 



6. 1337. 



" Basuto name ' Lohauto.' 



*' Rather rare and apparently confined to the high veldt. The 

 pouches contained seeds of various plants." — C. H. B. G. 



44. Georychus sp. 



c?. 1163,1170,1185,1189,1201,1202,1321,1324. $. 1161, 

 1322. 



Until this group has been monographed we are not prepared to 

 commit ourselves to an exact specific determination. 



" Basuto name ' Puga.' 



" Common, especially in cultivated lands, where it forms runs. 

 In the low country the scarcity of rain during my stay prevented 

 their working, and so none were trapped." — C. H. B. G. 



45. Pedetes cafer Pall. 



S. 1347. $. 1345, 1360. 



" Basuto name ' Sidula.' Tchangaan name ' Jeng\vy.' 

 " Fairly common on the high veldt. The natives reported 

 them to be in the low country, and though I found some of their 

 holes at Klein Letaba, none were recent. They do great damage 

 to the mealies." — C. H. B. G. 



