JERBOA 

 JaooluB 



Somali name, Wato 



Description. — This jerboa is smaller than /. gordoni and 

 somewhat paler in colour. The most marked characteristic about 

 the fur is the presence of a well-marked postauricular white patch. 

 Not till other specimens are obtained, however, will it be possible 

 to differentiate between this specimen from Berbera and the 

 Soudan one, /. gordoni. 



Measurements of an adult male caught near the town of 

 Berbera : 



Head and body no mm. 



Tail 170 „ 



Hindfoot 19 ,, 



Ear 23 „ 



Distribution. — The jerboa described above comes from the 

 coast, but two other specimens which may prove to be similar 

 were obtained by me at Upper Sheikh and Ber. 



Habits. — The jerboas make delightful pets, and are not 

 difficult to rear in captivity. They are nocturnal in their habits 

 and chiefly graminivorous. 



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