50 Memoirs of the Indian Museum. [Voi.. I^ 



[Mus rattoides],^ Hodgs., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., xv, p. 267 Nepal. 



(1845). 

 Mus nitidus, Hodgs., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., xv, p. 267 (1845). Nepal. 



[Mus kandianus],^ Kelaart, Prodromus {1850) . . . . Ceylon. 



Mus germaini, M. Bdw., Rech. Mamm., p. 289 (1874) . . Ptilau Condor. 



Mus pannosus, Mill., Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xiii, p. 190 Butang. 



(1900). 

 Mus tambelanicus, Mill., Proc. Wash. Acad. Sei., ii, p. 212 Big Tambelan Is- 



(1900). land. 



Mus siantanicus, Mill., Proc. Wash. Acad. Sei., ii, p. 210 Pulau Siantan. 



(1900V 

 Mus atratus, Mill., Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xxiv, p. 767 (1902) . . Barren Island, Anda- 



mans. 

 Mus ßebilis, Mill., Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xxiv, p. 762 (1902) . . Henry lyaurence Is- 

 land, Andamans. 

 Mus puUiventer, Mill., Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xxiv, p. 765 (1902) Great Nicobar Is- 

 land. 

 Mus griseiventer , Bonhote, Fasciculi Malayensis, i, p. 30 . . Perak. 



Mr. Bonhote completes his list by mentioning that he has been unable to refer the 

 following to any of the three subgroups of Mus raitus : — 



[Mus decumanoides],^ Hodgs., J. A. S. B., x, p. 915 (1841). 



[Mus ceylonus],^ Kelaart Prodomus (1850). 



[Mus infralineatus],^ BlHot, Blyth, J. A. S, B., xxxii, p. 348 (1863). 



CHRYSOCOMUS GROUP. 



Mus chrysocomus, Hofïm., Abh. Mus. Dresd., iii, p. 20 (1887) Celebes. 



Mus ruber, Jentinck, Notes lyeyden Mus., ii, p. 18 (1879) • • New Guinea. 



Mus baluensis , l!:hos. , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6), xiv, p. 454 S.India. 



(1881). 



Mus fratrorum, Thos., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6), xviii, p. 246 Rurukan, Celebes, 



(1896). 



Mus datae, Meyer, Abh. Mus. Dresd., vii, p. 25 (1899) . . Philippines. 



The following six species are described as very distinct from all those that have 

 gone before as well as from each other. They are merely noted to show that they have 

 been taken into consideration when making out the above list : — 



Mus mettada, Gray, Charlesw. Mag. Nat. Hist., i, Madras. 



p. 586 (1837). 

 Mus gleadowi, Murray, P. Z. S., 1885, p. 805 pi. H . . W. India. 



' When a name is enclosed in brackets either it was reduced to a mere synonym by Thomas twenty years 

 ago or else there is no satisfactory description corresponding to the name. 



