304 



B. AOKT : 



Blanford, Fauna Brit. Ind. Mamm., p. 413 (1888—91) ; Flower, P. Z. S., 

 1900, p. 362; Elliot, Field Col. Mus. Zool. Ser. ii, 1901, p. 118; ibid., 

 iv, 1904, p. 162; Bonhotc, P. Z. S., 1905, ii, p. 394; Mearns, Smith. 

 Inst. U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 56, p. 366 (1907); Thomas, P. Z. S., 191 1, 

 p. 147. 



NOM. Jap. Hatsuka-nezumi. NOM. Ang. Common house-mouse. 

 DlST. Cosmopolitan. 



103. Mus norvegicus 1 End. 



Mus norvegicus Erxleben, Syst. Règne Anim., i, 1777, p. 318; 

 Rehn, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xiii, p. 167 (1900); Miller et Rehn, 

 Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., xxx, no. 1, Dec. 27, 1901, p. 65 ; Elliot, 

 Field Col. Mus. Zool. Ser. iv, 1904 p. 164; Mearns, Smith. Inst. U.S. 

 Nat. Mus. Bull. 56, p. 364 (1907); Bonhote, P. Z. S., 1905, ii, p. 392; 

 Thomas, ibid., 1908, p. 53. 



Nom. Jap. Shichiro-nezumi or Norway-nezumi. NOM. Ang. 

 Norway rat, Brown rat or Wharf-rat. 



DlST. Cosmopolitan. 



104. Mus rattus rattus Linn. 



Mus rattus, Linnreut, S. N., (10), p. 61 (1758) ; Blanford, Fauna Brit. 

 Ind. Mamm., p. 406 (1888—91) ; Thomas, P. Z. S., 1881, p. 538 ; Elliot, 

 Field Col. Mus. Zool. Ser. ii, 1901, p. 117, Fig. 28; ibid., iv, 1901, p. 

 163, figg- 25, 31 ; Miller et Rehn, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., xxx, 

 no. I, 1 901, p. 56; Mearns, Smith. Inst. U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 56, 

 p. 365 (1907). 



NOM. jap. Kuma-nezumi. Nom. Ang. Black rat. 



DlST. Cosmopolitan : Japan : Tokyo. 



1) Other synonyms of Mus norvegicus are as follows (Blanford) :— 

 Mus decumanus Pallas, 1778; Mus decumànoides Hodgson; Mus brunneus Hodgson, 

 1845. 



