136 MESSRS. O. THOMAS AND H. SCHWANN ON MAMMAXS [Fdb. 21, 



" This rat builds a dome-shaped nest of dry grass at the foot of 

 some bush, where it both sleeps and breeds. It does not seem to 

 buiTow, Their nests and runs can be easily seen when the veldt 

 has been burnt oS. Apparently diurnal only." — C. H. B. G. 



. 16. Mus COLONUS Brants. 



c? . 768 (1 in spirit). § . 762, 766, 772. Zuurbron. 

 J . 681 (1 in spirit). $ . 735. Wakkerstroom. 

 " Not common. Seems partial to outbuildings and stone 

 walls."— C. H. B. G. 



17. Leggada minutoides Smith. 



S . 698, 702 (1 in spirit). $ . 714, 715. Wakkerstroom. 



2. 781. Zuurbron. 



"Zulu name in Transvaal ' ISTgoso.' Not very common, in- 

 habiting the stone walls of the lands and kraals, and the clumps 

 of rocks and bushes on the hillsides and flats close to the bush. 



" Exclusively nocturnal." — 0. H. B. G. 



18. Arvicanthis pumilio Sparrm. 



d . 755, 756 764. Zuurbron. 



cJ. 683, 736, 740. $. 686, 704, 717, 726 (1 in spirit). 

 Wakkerstroom . 



'* Very common, inhabiting the outbuildings and stone walls 

 and grass- lands." — C. H. B. G. 



19. Dendromus mesomelas Brants. 



Dendromus A. Smith, Zool. Journ. iv. pp. 438-439 (1829). 



Dendromys Smuts, Enum. Mamm. Cap. 32 (1832). 



2 . 765. Zuurbron. 



This species was described by Brants as being red-brown on 

 the back, with a black stripe down the median line, with which 

 particulars Mr. Grant's specimen agrees veiy well, although it 

 happens to be in rather poor fur. 



" Zulu name in Transvaal, ' Ngoso.' 



" It is hard to ascertain whether the two species obtained are 

 common or not, as they are very difiicult to secure, and it is 

 impossible to learn about them from the natives, as they use the 

 same name for so many animals. It cannot apparently be 

 trapped, and is pi-obably nocturnal. Dilligent search was made 

 for nests or other signs, but none were observed." — C. H. B. G. 



20. Dendromus melanotis Smith. 



$ . 727. Wakkei-stroom. 



Hitherto the British Museum possessed only one example of 

 this species, the type described by Dr. Smith in 1834, so that 

 Mr. Grant's specimen is a veiy welcome addition. 



