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Order, Rodentia. 
Sciurus mutabilis ; the changeable Squirrel. 
Sciurus palliatus ; the pale Squirrel. 
Anomcilurus cinereus ; the grey flying Squirrel. 
Mr. Oldfield Thomas adds this flying Squirrel to his list of Nyasaland mammals 
as it was procured by another collection, not of our sending, from “Upper Ruvuma 
River, towards Lake Nyasa.” It would therefore come within the British Central 
African province as defined by me. No specimen of a Flying Squirrel has yet 
been sent home from within the actual limits of the British Central Africa 
Protectorate. 
Otomys irroratus. 
Gerbillus afer ; the Jerboa Rat. 
Cricetomys gambianus ; the Gambian Bush Rat. 
Golunda fallax. 
Arvicanthis dorsalis. 
Arvicanthis pumilio. 
Mus rattus ; the common Black Rat. 
AIus dolichurus ; the long-tailed Tree Rat. 
Mus natalensis. 
Mus modest us. 
AIus minutoides. 
AIus incomtus. 
Saccostomus campestris. 
Acomys spinossissimus ; the Spiny Mouse. 
Obtained by Dr. Percy Rendall in the South Nyasa district. 
Dcndromys mesomelas. 
Stcatomys protensis. 
Lophuromys aquilus. 
Alyoscalops argento-cinereus. 
Aulacodus swinderenianus ; the Ground Rat. 
“ Excellent eating.”—H. H. J. 
[. Hystrix, sp. inc.\ ; Porcupine. 
From the quills in the natives’ possession there must be a porcupine in the 
country, but the species is not yet determined. Native name : nungu. A smaller 
species called “ kanungu ” is stated to exist also. 
Lcpus whytei (sp. nov.) ; AVhyte’s Hare. 
Order, Ungulata. 
Sub-order, Hyracoidea. 
Procavia johnstoni (sp. nov.); Johnston’s Hyrax. 
Procavia brucei ; Bruce’s Hyrax. 
Sub-order, Proboscidea. 
Elephas africanus ; the African Elephant. 
