NATURAL HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA 



on the sides. Under parts white, slightly tinged 

 with rufous. Black line down the centre of the 

 back from the head to the root of the tail. Some- 

 times this black stripe is absent. 



(2) Length of body 3 to 3J inches. Tail 3 to 

 3J inches. 



(3) Three claws to the toes of the fore-feet, and 

 four to the hind-feet. 



THE SMALL TREE MOUSE 



{Dendromys pumilio) 



The Small Tree Mouse occurs from the Cape to 

 British East Africa. Its habits are similar to those 

 of the Chestnut Tree Mouse, but it differs in the 

 following ways : 



(i) It is smaller, being about 2J inches. 



(2) No black dorsal stripe. 



(3) Tail longer than the body. 



THE GREY TREE MOUSE 



(Dendromys melanotis) 



The Grey Tree Mouse, like the others of the same 

 genus, is an inhabitant of the bush-lands, from the 

 Cape eastwards to Port Elizabeth, and up to Natal. 

 It probably extends northwards to East Africa. 

 The colour is grey, with a slight rufous tint. In 

 length it is about 2| inches, the tail being slightly 



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