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Acomys percivali Dollman. 



Dollman: Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 8, Vol. YEI. p. 126. 



Fourteen specimens of this dark slate-coloured Spiny Mouse were collected north 

 of Guaso Nyiri at the water place Njoro, and below Chanler Falls. Some of the spe- 

 cimens were damaged by the ants and many destroyed. The same was the case with 

 the following species. As soon as the mice had been killed in the traps, the ants 

 devoured their nose, feet, ears etc. so that many specimens had to be thrown away. 



The dimensions of my specimens agree on the whole with the measurements 

 recorded by Dollman. Some of my specimens have, however, the tail measuring as 

 much as 90 mm. The dimensions of the skulls are perhaps generally a little smaller 

 than those recorded by Dollman as may be seen from the following table of mea- 

 surements for which only skulls with worn teeth have been used: 



Greatest length . . . 

 Condyloincisive length 

 Zygomatic breadth . 

 Interorbital breadth . 



None of my specimens exhibits any rufous phase, but some are darker than the 

 others. 



This species is evidently common in the thornbush country north of Guaso 

 Nyiri below Chanler Falls. 



Acomys kempi Dollman. 



Dollman: Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 8, Vol. VIH. p. 125. 



Fourteen specimens of this bright-coloured Spiny Mouse were collected in Febr. 

 and March 1911 at various localities on the northern side of Guaso Nyiri from a 

 place not much east of the ford on the Marsabit road, and to some distance below 

 Chanler Falls in the east, and northwards as far as at the water place of the Rendiles 

 called Njoro. The type locality recorded by Dollman (1. c.) is included in this area. 

 Some of my specimens have been damaged by the small but extremely voracious 

 ants of this thornbush- country, which entirely spoiled several more specimens of 

 this mouse as well as others. Those which I have preserved in a good state prove 

 that the variation of the length of the tail is much greater than Dollman could 

 observe on his two specimens. It varies in adult specimens from less than 90 mm. 

 to 107 mm. The length of head and body recorded appears to be rather too great. 



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