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Show 15. A r v ic a n th is DORSALIS A . Sm. cf. 1410. $ . 1400,1411. Legogot. 16. A rvicanthis pumilio dilectus de Wint. <3 . 1401. Legogot. 17. Mus chrysophilus de Wint. 1395,1421,1422,1429,1430,1431,1434. £. 1399,1428, 1433, 1454. Legogot. 18. Mus coucha A. Sm. 1370. Pietersburg. cJ. 1393, 1394, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1446. Legogot. $ . 1398, 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409, 1415, 1419, 1420, 1423, 1432, 1450. Legogot. 19. L eggada minutoides A. Sm. 2 . 1405, 1435, 1457. Legogot. 20. S teatomys pratensis Pet. S . 1413. Legogot. 21. G eorychus, sp. (near hottentotus). $ . 1448, 1451, 1452, 1455, 1459, 1461. Legogot. 1439, 1447. The Legogot specimens seem to show the lateral grooves on the molars for a longer period than is customary in this group. Perhaps the local food is softer, so that the teeth wear down less quickly than usual. 22. L epus zuluensis Tlios. & Schw. cJ. 1462,1467. Legogot. 23. P ronolagus ruddi Thos. & Schw. cT. 1424, 1425, 1470. Legogot. These additional specimens of the rare large form of Pronolagus are most welcome. The species was only previously known from Natal and Zululand. 24. P rocavia capensis Pall. S • 1442. 5 . 1441. Legogot. 25. Cephalophus natalensis Smith. <$ . 1468,1469. 2 • 1456. Legogot. 782 OX MAMMALS FROM EASTERN TRANSVAAL. [Nov. 13, |