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and $, Jameson), Hector Spruit (old <J, Streeter), and Tzaneen Estate 
(old $ and $ and young $, Jameson). There are also six skins with 
skulls collectively said to have been taken in the Waterberg District 
by Dr. H. L. Jameson and kept alive in the Zoological Gardens. 
Pirie. 
Malvern. ] 
Hector Spruit. 
Tzaneen. 
H. and B. 
125 
120 -121 
130 
110 -125 
Tail 
12 
19 - 20 
12 
15 - 17 
Hd. ft. ... ... 
19 
21 
— 
17 - 20 
Cond. inc. 
31 
33*1- 36 
34*7 
30*2- 34-5 
Cond. nas. 
27-8 
30 - 32 
30-4 
28-2- 30*8 
Zyg. br. 
21 
22*2- 22-3 
22*3 
‘20*7- 22-7 
Br. premax. 
6-6 
6*3- 7*1 
6*5 
5*2- 6*4 
Int. orb. br. 
6*5 
7*2 
7 
6-4- 7-5 
Br. brain case ... 
13-2 
14*2- 14-5 
13*2 
13*2- 14-2 
Nas. leng. 
11*2 
11*5- 12 
11 
10 - 11-5 
Nas. br.... 
3*1 
2*8- 3-3 
2-9 
2*6- 3*2 
Mol. ser. 
5*5 
5*5- 5*9 
5*3 
5 - 5*5 
Diastema 
8*8 
10 - 10-8 
10 
9*5- 10 
Br. inc 
4-2 
4*2- 4-5 
4-5 
3*8- 4*1 
Br. mol. 
6 
5*2- 5-8 
6 
5 - 5 • 5 
208. Georychus tcilpoides , Thos. and Schw. 
7, Knysna (Rex, ex Daneel and Edinborough). 
1 Hector Spruit (Streeter). 
209. Georychus pretoriae, spec. nov. 
Very similar to G. talpoides, but much larger in size and with a 
stronger suffusion of sandy buff on the under surface, sides, and cheeks. 
Type : adult, but not old, Skinners Court Valley, Pretoria, 19.1.13. 
“H. and B. 140, tail 20, hind foot 24.” 
G. talpoides was made a subspecies of G. hottentottus by the 
discoverers, but the fact of its being found side by side with the grey 
coloured species would seem to show that it is distinct. The occurrence 
of this species in the open veld at Pretoria and Ghrysochloris corriae 
septentrionalis at Wakkerstroom explodes the fallacy that the dark 
coloration is due to residence of the species in forested regions. . 
Two very young specimens were taken in the same hole as the type, 
but they were unfortunately so badly infested with ants that they could 
not be preserved. In colour they do not differ materially from the type. 
3 Knysna. 1 Hector Spruit. 
1 Pretoria. 
( talpoides .) 
(talpoides.) 
(■ pretoriae 
Cond. inc. leng. 
... 31*4-35 
35 
36-4 
Cond. nas. leng. 
... 27-5-31 
31-2 
33-4 
Zyg.br. 
... 19 -22-4 
21-8 
24-4 
Br. premax. ... 
... 5-3- 6-2 
6-5 
6-7 
Int. orb. br. ... 
... 6-4- 6-5 
7-1 
7-5 
Br. brain case 
... 12-4-13-8 
14-3 
16-5 
Nas. leng. 
... 9-8-11 
11-5 
14 
Nas. br. 
... 2-8- 3 
3-4 
3 
Mol. ser. 
5*4- 5*6 
5 
6-4 
Diastema 
... 9-5-11 
10-8 
10-8 
Br. inc. 
... 3-6- 4-3 
4-4 
4-3 
Br. mol. 
... 5 - 5-5 
5-5 
5*5 
