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white from the bases to the tips of the fur ; ears 

 large, oval and thinly clad with fine brown hairs. 



^The head and body averages 5 inches, and the 

 tail 5J inches. 



BRANTS' GERBILLE 



{later ona hrantsi) 



Brants' Gerbille inhabits Basutoland, the extreme 

 north of the Cape Province, and the Transvaal. 



This Gerbille is about 6 inches in length, not 

 including the tail, which, unlike that of the two 

 preceding species, is slightly shorter than the 

 body. The general colour of Brants' Gerbille is 

 pale rufous-brown on the back, streaked dehcately 

 but freely with dark brown. The fur becomes 

 paler on the sides and merges with the dull white 

 of the under parts. Head short and broadish at 

 the back ; ears oval and sparsely covered with hairs ; 

 point of the nose blackish-brown. Tail a warm 

 brown above. The upper incisor teeth are orange, 

 and the lower ones white, and much larger than 

 those of the Cape Gerbille. 



LOBENGULA'S GERBILLE 



{Taterona lobengulce) 



Lobengula's Gerbille is so called because it in- 

 habits Southern Rhodesia, which was formerly the 



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