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Gen. II. — Parascaptor. 



No. 113. levcura, Bl3^th. 



Distribution : — 

 P. leucurus, Blyth. 



The genus Parascaptor has been 

 revived for this species. 



Ti/jJS locality : — Cherrapunji, Assam. 

 Other localities: — Khasia Hills; Noa 

 Dihuug (Godwin- Ansten) (B. M.). 

 Type :— Ind. Mus. Calc. No. 227.d. 



Family IV. — Soricid^. 

 The genera of this Family may be arranged in a key as follows 

 Key to the family of the SoRiCiDiE. 



A. — Teeth tipped brown. 

 a. Upper teeth 18 

 6. Upper teeth 20 

 B. — Teeth entirely white. 



a. Tail without fringe of white hairs, 

 terrestrial. 

 a'. Ear-conch and tail well developed. 

 a'. 18 teeth in tipper jaw. 



d\ Tail nake-'l at the tip ; claws 

 compressed, and much elong- 

 ated ... 

 6^ Tail haired to the tip ; claws 

 normal 

 b^. 16 teeth, in npper jaw ... 

 6'. Ear-conch small ; tail very short; 

 14 teeth in upper jaw 

 b. . Tail with a fringe of white hairs. 

 a' . Ear-couch well developed ... 



b' Ear-conch absent ... 



Gen. I. — SoRicuLUS. 



I. SORICULUS. 



II. Blarinella. 



III. Ferocdlus. 



IV. Pachyura. 

 V. Crocidura. 



VI. Anouroso- 



REX. 



VII. Chimarro- 



gale. 

 VIII. Nectogale. 



Hodgson gave a number of names in this genus, without any des- 

 criptions. Some of these were later 

 published by Horsfield, with short 

 descriptions ; the responsibility for 

 the names therefore rests with 

 Horsfield. In this way he des- 

 Blanford assumed leucops to be a 



No. 114. nigrescens. Gray. 

 No. 115. cavdatu^, Hodgs. 

 No. 116. macrurus, Hodgs. 



cribed cmidatus and leucops. 



