290 MESSRS. O. THOMAS AND R. C. WROUGHTON ON [Mar. 19, 



In Herr 0. Neumann's revision of the genus* the primary 

 division of the species is made by the hairiness or nakedness of 

 the upper side of the tail, but the occurrence of this species, 

 obviously a close ally of P. sultan but with a hairy tail, shows that 

 this character is of but little importance. We should rather 

 divide the species, as in Thomas's original paper, by the structure 

 of the caudal bristles, in which respect P. schivanni agrees with 

 P. sultan alone of all the described forms. 



No Petrodromi of this type have been as yet recorded between 

 Inhambane and the mainland opposite Zanzibar, a distance of 

 some 1200 miles. 



We are glad of the opportunity of linking with this fine species 

 the name of Mr. Harold Schwann, who has hitherto been so 

 closely connected with the working out of the Rudd Collection. 



" Native name, ' Nyakole.' 



" Very common and inhabiting only the dense thickets, where 

 it has regular runs, in which it is easily trapped. It has all the 

 actions of the Ilaci^oscelididce, cai-rying the tail almost perpen- 

 dicular when running. Exclusively diurnal and insectivorous." — 

 C.H.B.G. 



10. Crociditra SYLVIA Thos. & Schw. 



5. 1573. 



" Native name, ' Nongi ' (without distinguishing sj)ecies). 

 " Not common and confined to the reed-beds and swamjDs along 

 the river- valleys, especially the Inyasuni." — C. H. B. G. 



11. Crocidura flavescens flavidula Thos. k Schw. 



6 . 1572, 1574. 



12. Felis ocrbata Gmel. 

 $. 1636. 



We hesitate to identify this single specimen with any particular 

 subspecies until the arrival of further specimens fi'om Portuguese 

 East Africa. 



" Native name, ' Igoye ' or ' Simange.' 



"Apparently very uncommon, as the specimen obtained was 

 the only one taken or observed." — C. H. B. G. 



13. ViVERRA civETTA Schreb. 

 ?. 1567. 



"Native name, ' Fungwi.' 



" According to the natives common, although I did not observe 

 more than the one specimen, except a couple of skins in the 

 possession of natives. Apparently inhabits the thickest of 

 forests."— C. H. B. G. 



* Zool. Jalirl)., Syst. xiii. p. 541, 1900. 



