36 South African Mammals 



44. — Rattus rattus, Linn. 

 &. 32, 42, 58. ?. 49, 61. Vumba, P.E.A. 



45. — Rattus (Aethomys) p<edulcus, Sund. 



$. 106. $. 97, 120. M'Fongosi, Zululand. 

 Another without label. 



46. — Rattus (Aethomys), sp. 

 $. 186. Bulawayo. 



A tree-rat with belly hairs white to the base, allied to R. poedulcus 

 but larger and with much longer tail. There is unfortunately no 

 skull. 



47. — Rattus (Aethomys) chrysophilus, sub-sp. 



$. 20, 101. ? . 9, 138. M'Fongosi, Zululand. 



$. 12. Umbilo, Durban. 



$. 27th March, 1911. Durban. 



There is much variation in these specimens. Some might be 

 attributed to R. c. acticola (from the coast region between the Zambesi 

 and Limpopo Rivers), while others from the same locality could just 

 as readily be assigned to the sub-species tzaneensis (from the N.E. 

 Transvaal). 



48. — Rattus (Aethomys) chrysophilus acticola, Thos. & Wrought. 



c?. 19. Vumba, P.E.A. 



$ . 104, 109. Umvuazi River, P.E.A. 



49. — Leggada minutoides, Smith. 



3 . 1042. 9 . 1009, 1015. Port St. Johns district, W. Pondoland. 

 <J. 27th August, 1914, Umbilo, Durban. 



