512 ZOOLOGICAL EESULTS OF THE EUWENZOEI EXPEDITION". 



72. LoPHUKOMYS AQUiLus True. 



c^ . 43, 55, 57, 61, 218, 629. 2 . 219, 229 (and 1 in spirits). Mubuku Valley, 

 E. Kuwenzori. 6000 ft. 



c? . 259, 641. ? . 646. Mubuku Valley, E. Euwenzori. 10,000-12,000 ft. 



1 in spirits. Between Masambi and Avakubi, Eturi Forest. 



2 in spirits. Mpanga Forest, Fort Portal. 



The genus Lophuromys is found throughout the Ethiopian Region north of the 

 Zambesi River. The unicolorous Western species {L. sikapusi Temm.) and the 

 coarsely speckled Abyssinian animal {L. fiavopunctatus Thos.) are distinguishable at 

 sight from the finely speckled Eastern and Central African forms, the oldest name for 

 which is Mus aquilus True. 



Possibly owing to the tenderness of the skin, mentioned below by Mr. Woosnam, 

 the material in this group available for comparison is insufficient to justify us 

 in separating this Euwenzori series from true L. aqidlus, which was found on 

 Kilimanjaro. 



[Plentiful on Euwenzori from the plains up to 12,500 ft., and obtained also in the 

 Toro district and Congo Forest. They were numerous in some very swampy ground 

 at 10,000 ft. and also at 12,000 ft., but they frequented the drier forest as well. The 

 skin of this species is extraordinarily tender, just like wet tissue-paper. — R. B. W.] 



73. LOPHUROMTS LATICEPS Thos. & Wr. 



$ . 318. Lake Kivu. 4900 fc. [Douglas Carruthers.) 



74. LoPHUEOMYS woosNAMi Thos. (Plate XXIV.) 



c? . 232, 233, 608. ? . 20, 47, 62, 224, 238, 241. Mubuku Valley, E. Euwenzori. 

 6000 ft. 



cJ $ in spirits. Mubuku Valley, E. Euwenzori. 7000 ft. 



c? . 179. ? . 180. North Euwenzori. 



An olive-grey species with large ears and long tail. 



About the same size as L. aquilus. Fur straight ; hairs of back about 10-11 mm. 

 in length. General colour above between "olive" and "bistre," without the warmer 

 rufous tone generally present in the East-African forms ; the bases of the hairs are, 

 however, of a rufous-brown colour. Mixed with the ordinary hairs of the back there 

 are a variable number of buffy-white hairs, which produce a speckling somewhat 

 similar to that of the grysbuck {Nototragus melanotis), but are almost absent in some 

 specimens. Sides rather paler than back. Colour of under surface not sharply 

 defined laterally, very variable, ranging from near wood-brown to tawny clay-colour ; 

 the throat rather whiter. Head like back ; area round eyes nearly black. Ears very 

 large, finely haired, black, with whitish edges. Upper surface of hands and feet pale 



