Pattus near eculnorum & fusti. (R.c. after Troughton) Rare at the "tip". It habits open grassy forest. Has become slightly more plentiful in the clearing in the immediati vicinity of Lockerbie House. Females have mammary formula 3-3=12. Males may grow very large - weight up to ½ lb. This species was not found at Newcastle Bay or at the Tardis River camp. This must be rather a local rat, as several were taken at "Main Roads" camp, yet none in the fescue of Jim Reys. Now at Pattus roads. Three were collected at Jim Rays Air Strip in savane forest. Later we heard that this rat was being rather a pest around the Main Roads camp. At Mt Tower it was very rare. One at Brown's Creek. Rare there. Found again (2) in long grass of Camp Oven Pocket, 1500 ft on war fall of McIlwraith Range, ne of Coen. Two trapped at Musgrave Telegraph Station. Two "" Shipton's Elito in "lady jars", open forest. Three at Helensvale in open forest. Three at Beagen's farm, 10 mi s.w. of Castletown