SIZE (of the living female).—Head and body, 14¾ inches; tail, 5·35 inches.
Dr. Anderson, from whose work I have taken the above description, and who was the first to describe and name this animal, says that a female was recently received in the Zoological Gardens from Mr. A. H. Hildebrand.
[NO. 398. RHIZOMYS PRUINOSUS.]
The Hoary Bamboo-Rat.
HABITAT.—Assam; very common about Cherrapoonjee; Burmah; Kakhyen hills east of Bhamo.
DESCRIPTION.—Brown above, grizzled with white; the base of the fur being slaty grey, tipped with brown, and intermixed with longer hairs, terminating in white bands; underneath much the same, only the white-tipped hairs are shorter and less numerous; whiskers dark brown; the head is generally more grey; ears, nose, feet and tail of a dusky flesh tint; tail one-third of the body.
SIZE.—Head and-body, about 11 to 13 inches; tail, 3 to 4 inches.
[NO. 399. RHIZOMYS MINOR.]
The Small Bamboo-Rat.
NATIVE NAME.—Khai, Aracanese.
HABITAT.—Burmah, Upper Martaban, and at Yanageen on the Irrawaddy.—Blyth.
DESCRIPTION.—"Dark sooty brown above, slightly tinged with deep umber, which is most distinct on the sides of the head and neck, and in reflected light; the under parts are like the upper, only the brown tint is almost absent; the whiskers are black, and tail very sparsely haired" (Anderson). "Dusky brown colour, with white muzzle and around the eye, and pale naked feet" (Blyth).