THE BLACK OR SHIP RAT 



603 



DIMENSIONS IN MILLIMETRES:— 





Sexually Immatube of Both Sexes : — 



Spimys rattus rattus :— 



1. Yarmouth, Norfolk, male, 7tli March 1896 (Barrett-Hamil- 



totf", from Patterson) 



2. Waterford, Ireland, female, 2nd June 1889 (W. Eagle Clarke) 



117 

 185 



31-7 



18 

 17'8 



Sexually Mature Males :- 



E. rattus rattus : — 



1. Sark, Channel Islands, 7th Sept. 1912 (B.M., 12.10.1.1) 



2. Guernsey, Channel Islands 



3. London, 8.B. (W. Bagle Clarke) 



4. Do. (Type of if. r. ater, Millais) 



6. Bhum (on board ship), Srd June 1918 (D. Anderson) . 



6. South Eonaldshay, Orkney, 13th November 1905 (W. Bagle 



Clarke, Ann. Scoff. 2^o!. Hist., 1906, 49) ... . 



7. Belfast, Ireland, 24th Sept. 1889 (R. L. Patterson, per W. 



Eagle Clarke) 



8. Do. 13th Feb. 1894 



9. Do. do. 



10. Do. do. 



E. rattus alexcmdrinus ;— 



1. Leith (ship), 20th Aug. 1889 (W. Bagle Clarke) . 

 ■ 2. Lundy Island, 81st Aug. 1907 (Coward, B.M., 7.12.19.2) . 



8. Egypt, largest measured by Bonhote 



£ rattus frugivorus :— 



1. Leith (ship), 20th Aug. 1889 (W. Bagle Clarke) . 



2. Liverpool (ship), 24th May 1906 (B.M., 6.10.26.1) 



8. Lundy Island, 1st Sept. 1007 (Coward, B.M., 7.12.19.4) 



4. Egypt, largest measured by Bonhote 



194-1 

 204-8 

 216-8 



Sexually Mature Females: — 



E. rattus rattus :— 



1. Yarmouth, Norfolk, 7th March 1896 (Barrett-Hamilton, ex 



Patterson) .... 



2. Do. 7 sex, Feb. 1896 . 



3. Do. do. do. 



4. Do. albino, 28th Jan. 1907 (Patterson, Zoologist, 69) 

 6. South Bonaldshay, Orkney, 19th Got. 1906 (R. Godfrey, 



W. Bagle Clarke, Ann. Scott. Nat. Hist., 1906, 49) 



6. Do. (J. M. B. Taylor, Journ. cit., 1900, 181) 



7. Belfast, Ireland, 24th Sept. 1889 (B. L. Patterson per W. 

 Eagle Clarke) 



13th Feb. 1894 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 



E. rattus alexantirinus .- — 



1, Leith (ship), 20th Aug. 1889 (W. Bagle Clarke) 2 . 



2. Egypt, largest measured by Bonhote .... 



E. rattus frugivorus : — 



1. Leith(8hip), 20th Aug. 1889 (W. Bagle Clarke)^ . 



2. Lundy Island, 31st Aug. 1907 (Coward, B.M., 7.12.19.6) 



3. Do. do. (Coward, B.M., 7.12.19.8) 



4. Do. 29th Aug. 1907 (Coward, B.M. , 7.12.19.6) 

 6. Egypt, largest measured by Bonhote .... 



148 

 143 

 178 

 162 



166 

 191 



178 

 173 

 176 

 170 

 187 



183 

 195 



178 

 167 

 177 

 198 

 190 



171 

 192 

 213 

 140 



207 

 208 

 207 

 199 

 206 



236 



203 



213 



201 



1964 



227 



232 



36 

 36 -£ 

 36 -( 



38-1 



36 



35-61 

 36 



86 

 36-6 



25-4 



24-1 



24 



25-4 



26-4 

 22 



24 

 24 



190-2 

 185-7 

 139-4 

 216-6 



1 With claws. 



2 ITnder-surface said by Mr Eagle Clarke to be of same colour as the back. 



3 Under-surface described in Mr Bagle Clarke's notes as creamy white. 



4 Tip broken. 



