Part 67 (1/2)
We have now come to the end of the purely murine group as far as they exist within the limits a.s.signed to these investigations. I ought perhaps to give some short notices of the following specimens discovered in Thibet by the Abbe David, and described by Professor Milne-Edwards in his 'Recherches sur les Mammiferes.'
NO. 381. MUS OUANG-THOMAE.
_The Kiangsi Rat_.
HABITAT.--Kiangsi in Thibet.
DESCRIPTION.--A tawny grey above, mixed with long hairs, tipped with brown, greyish below; between the fore-paws a crescent of pure white, which is a distinguis.h.i.+ng mark of the species.
SIZE.--A little less than _Mus rattus_, which is about seven inches long; tail an inch longer.
This rat Professor Milne-Edwards describes from a single specimen; it is apparently rare, and was named after the Abbe David's Chinese servant--'Recherches sur les Mammiferes,' p. 290.
NO. 382. MUS FLAVIPECTUS.
_The Yellow-breasted Rat_.
HABITAT.--Moupin; Thibet.
DESCRIPTION.--Reddish-brown; chin greyish; throat and chest tawny, mixed with grey; belly and inside of limbs yellowish-grey; ears large, nearly naked; incisors deep yellow; tail brown, covered with short hairs.
SIZE.--About 7-3/4 inches; tail, 6-1/4 inches.--'Mammiferes,' p.
289.
NO. 383. MUS GRISEIPECTUS.
_The Grey-breasted Rat_.
HABITAT.--Moupin; Thibet.
DESCRIPTION.--Brown above; the under-parts of a clear grey.
SIZE.--About the same as the last, but with a somewhat shorter tail.--'Mammiferes,' p. 290.
NO. 384. MUS CONFUCIa.n.u.s.
HABITAT.--Moupin; Thibet.
DESCRIPTION.--Fawn brown above, pure white below; lower part of cheek white; on the back the fur is interspersed with longer hairs of a blackish tint; feet pale.
SIZE.--Head and body, about 4 inches.--'Mammiferes,' p. 286.
NO. 385. MUS CHEVRIERI.
HABITAT.--Moupin; Thibet.
DESCRIPTION.--General colour tawny brown, grizzled with dark brown; lower parts of a clear grey, almost white; ears short; feet small; tail covered with short hair.
SIZE.--About 4-3/4 inches; tail about 3-1/2 inches.--'Mammiferes,'