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are generally illustrated by such exceedingly bad and imperfect skins, 

 that little can be satisfactorily made out from them. 



The 3Ius Hardivickii, Gray, (noticed in p. 330,) rests on a single 

 specimen in the British museum. It is certainly distinct from Nesokia 

 indica, having a much shorter tail, measuring (vertebras) but 2|- inch ; 

 the fur dense, shortish, and of uniform length. 



31. (?) liydropliilus, Hodgson, (p. 331,) has very soft fur, much 

 finer than that of N. indica. 



Nesokia Griffithii, Horsfield, (p. 332,) is founded on a young speci- 

 men of N. indica. 



Mus setifer, Horsfield, (p. 334,) is founded on a bad and imperfect 

 specimen of M. handicota, (p. 333) ; but 31. setifer apud Cantor, from 

 Pinang, is very different, being identical with my 31. andamanensis 

 (p. 340.) The small specimen from Malacca in the Society's museum, 

 doubtfully referred to 31. setifer (in p. 355), is probably the young of 

 31. andamanensis. 



31. brunneus, Hodgson, (p. 335,) as illustrated by a good specimen 

 in the India museum, is identical with 31. nemoralis, nobis, (p. 340,) 

 and Mr. Hodgson's name holds precedence ; the species being nearly 

 akin to 31. alexandrinus. 



31 plurimammis, Hodgson, (p. 336,) in India museum, is a well 

 marked species. 



" 31. decumanoides, Tern, (nee Hodgson,)" apud Horsfield, (p. 338,) 

 is the common 31. rufescens, (p. 340) ; and the 31. asiaticus } Gray, 

 (p. 341,) appears to me to be no other. 



31. caitdatior, Hodgson, and 31. cinnamomeus, nobis, (p. 341,) are, 

 I think, identical ; but the Nipalese specimens are much less brightly 

 coloured than those from Burma. 



31. pegue?isis, nobis (p. 345.) I found a specimen of this strongly 

 marked species, unnamed, from the Philippines, in the Derby museum 

 of Liverpool. 



31. bactrianus, gerbillinus, and TJieobaldi, (p. 347,) are identical, as 

 I suggested ; and I have ssen what appears to be the very same mouse 

 from Syria and N. Africa. The specimen of 31. bactrianus, originally 

 described by me, is now in the British museum. 



31. Darjeelinrjensis, Horsfield, (p. 348,) comes exceedingly close to 

 31. strophiatus, H. (p. 349) ; and 31. terricolor, nobis, to 31. minutoides 

 of S. Africa. 



