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141. Mus norvegicus , Erxl. 
Maritzburg, Hilton Road, Johannesburg, Potchefstroom, Pretoria, 
Beira, and Boror. 
142. Mus rattus , Linn. 
Potchefstroom, Johannesburg, and Pretoria. 
143. Mus chrysophilus , De Wint. 
1 Mazoe (Darling). 
144. Mus chrysopjhilus acticola , Thos. and Wr. 
1 Beira (Grant). 
145. Mus chrysophilus ineptus , Thos. and Wr. 
1 <£, Tete (Grant). 
146. Mus chrysophilus tzaneenensis , Jameson. 
8. Tzaneen Estate (Jameson). 
1 <£, Malvern, Natal (Jameson). 
147. Mus chrysophilus pretoriae, subsp. nov. 
Similar in colour to the specimen from Tete ( ineptus ), but tail much 
shorter, in the same proportion as in M. c. tzaneenensis. 
Type: Old Fountains, Pretoria, 10.9.12. “H. and B. 140, tail 155, 
hind foot 27, ear 20.” Skull: gr. leng. 36*8, bas. leng. 28*5, zyg. br. 18, 
mol. ser. 5 * 8, diastema 8 ’ 7, nasals 14 x 4, bullae 6 * 3. 
The cotype is an old $ taken at the same place and on the same day, 
and measures: “H. and B. 135, tail 150, hind foot 26, ear 19 ’5.” The 
skull is of the same, size as the type. An old $ and young § taken by Dr. 
Jameson at Zoutpan in the Bushveld of Pretoria District are apparently 
identical with this subspecies. 
148. Mus namaquensis , A. Sm. 
1 <y, Klipfontein (Grant). 
149. Mus namaquensis lehochla, A. Sin. 
1 §, Kuruman (Woosnam). 
150. Mus namaquensis centralis , Thos. and Schw. 
1 Deelfontein (Sloggett). 
151. Mus namaquensis auricomys , De Wint. 
1 $, Essex Yale, Mashonaland (Selous). 
152. Mus namaquensis monticularis , Jameson. 
1 <£, 3 2, Wonderfontein (Jameson). 
7 7 $, Johannesburg (Jameson). 
2 (J, 2 2, Pretoria (Roberts). 
153. Mus Woosnctmi , Schwann. 
1 $, Kuruman (Dent). 
154. Mus Moggi , spec. nov. 
Apparently allied to Mus muscctrdinus , Wagner, but with a longer 
tail, equal in length to the head and body. 
General colour above mixed tawny and light brown, the individual 
hairs being dark ashy brown for the greater part, the exposed parts tawny 
and the longer projecting hairs brown ; forehead, cheeks, and flanks 
greyer ; a dark ring round the eyes, extending to the nose ; hairs on the 
