LIST OF PLATES. 



Plate I. Mus rattus (typical). 



,, II. Mus rattus (black form). 



{N.B. — Unfortunately in the printing process blue has been elimi- 

 nated to too great an extent, so that in the plate what should 

 be a bluish black appears as a ruddy black. The greenish bloom 

 on the sides has also been lost.) 



„ III. Mus rattus (albino form). 



{N.B. — The artist has made the tail a trifle too heavy.) 



,, IV. Skulls, teeth and hind feet of various rats {vide description facing 



the Plate). 



„ V. Skulls and teeth of Nesokia handicota var. nemorivagus and A^. 



bengalensis {vide description facing the Plate). 



„ VI. Mus decumanus. 



{N.B. — The brown of the back is rather too rufescent.) 



„ VII. Nesokia bengalensis. 



„ VIII. Nesokia handicota var. nemorivagus. 



