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^*/a, and near Kutu ^7a are decidedly more greyish so that I was rather doubtful 

 whether they belonged to the same race. They were therefore sent to British Mu- 

 seum for comparison and their identity was kindly confirmed by Mr. Dollman. In 

 the Kazere specimen the black dorsal stripe is also narrower than in the others. This 

 may depend upon the fact that this one is comparatively young, although adult, 

 but the variability in colour of this species appears to be rather great. 



Thamnomys oblitus Osgood. 



Ossood: Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Zopl. Ser. 1910, Yol X n:o 3, p. 16. 



A specimen of this kind was caught ^^/s on the acacia steppe at Lekiundu 

 river south of Guaso Nyiri Mr. Guy Dollman has kindly examined the specimen and 

 communicated the result. 



This species has been described on a single specimen from Voi, Brit. East 

 Africa. It is thus of interest to state that it extends northwards to the steppe coun- 

 try just south of Guaso Nyiri. 



Epimys rattus Linn^us. 



A series of this Rat was collected at Nairobi, where it was common. 

 They were all of the blackish variety. 



Epimys medicatus Wkoughton. 



WiWUffHTON: Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist., 1909, Ser. 8, Vol. IV, p. 540. 



This species appears to be the common big Rat at Meru boma. Several spe- 

 cimens were trapped there as well when we passed on our way northward the first 

 days of Febr. as when we were on our way back in the end of March. 



One of my specimens has been compared with the type in British Museum by 



Mr. Guy Dollmak. 



This species was originally described from Mumias, Brit. East Africa, but has 

 afterwards been recorded from Rumruti and Baringo. Meru boma is, however, as 

 yet the easternmost locality of the species. 



Epimys hindei Thomas. 



Thomas: Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1902, Ser. 7, Vol. IX, p. 218. 



A specimen of this Rat was caught near Ruiru river V<t 1911. The type was 

 described from Machakos, and the Roosevelt Expedition found it on the Athi and 

 Kapiti plains. It has also been recorded from Kibonoto, Kilimanjaro by the present 



