with the description of a new Species. 327 



or possibly it may have been confounded with the one just 

 mentioned. In many of its characters it approaches the S. 

 cunicularius of Bechstein, which, in a former paper, I consi- 

 dered, though perhaps erroneously, as synonymous with the 

 square-tailed shrew of this country. There are two specimens 

 of this new species in the collection, precisely similar, except- 

 ing that one is a trifle larger than the other. Both, how- 

 ever, have the appearance of being young, and I suspect that 

 in the adult state they would exceed the ordinary dimensions 

 of the species last noticed. They are of different sexes, and the 

 female, which is the smaller of the two, does not appear, from 

 the contracted state of the uterus and its appendages, to have 

 been ever impregnated. 



In its general form, this species, as already observed, resem- 

 bles the S. tetragonurus, so much so indeed as to render a de- 

 tailed description unnecessary. It chiefly differs in the snout 

 being broader before the eyes, more swollen about the lips, and 

 more obtuse at the extremity. The head also appears longer, 

 the distance being greater from the ear to the eye. The cra- 

 nium, however, when extracted from the investing integuments, 

 is precisely similar both in size and form. The dentition is 

 the same. The feet are decidedly broader and stronger ; the 

 claws long, and well formed for digging. The tail is rather 

 better clothed with hair, and the hairs not so appressed. The 

 colours are for the most part similar, but somewhat darker on 

 the under parts. 



Dimensions. 



(Male.) 



In. Lin. 



Length of the head and body 2 G^- 



of the head fH 



of the tail 1 8 



of the hind foot 6± 



of the fore foot 4^ 



of the ears If 



From ear to eye 4f 



to the end of the snout 10 



(Female.) 

 In. Lin. 

 2 4* 



1 G 



H 



4 



o "u 



4* 



9 



I have termed this species labiosus or full-lipped, in refer- 

 ence to its most distinguishing peculiarity. This character, 

 however, is only noticeable when compared with that of the 

 other species in the same section. The lips are not more 



