Vol. XIV, pp. 157-159 August 9, 1901 



PROCEEDINGS 



. OF THE 



BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON 



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DESCRIPTIONS OF THREE NEW ASIATIC SIIREAVS.* 



BY GERKIT S. MILLER, Jk. 



Among the Asiatic shrews in tlie United States National Mu- 

 seum are two species that ai)i)ear to have not yet been named. 

 A tliird was recently sul)milted to me for determination by Mr. 

 Oldtield Thomas. 



Crocidura ilensis sp. no\ . 



Type. — Adull female (skin and skull) collecled iu open grass country 

 at Kukturuk, (altitude, 5400 ft.) Hi, central Asia, October 12, 1899, by 

 P. Church. Original number, 4. Specimen to be presented to the 

 British Museum. 



Characters. — In general similar to Kashmir specimens of Crocidura 

 vu/ouh's (Blanford), but smaller. Color distinctly paler than in the Kash- 

 mir animal, the feel nearly white. Skull with more slender rostrum 

 and smaller teeth. 



Culor. — Dorsal surface pale drab, the hairs drab-gray subterminally 

 and a gray about matching Ridgway"s No. (5 (PI. II) at base. Ventral 

 surface silvery whitish gray in distinct but not sharply defined contrast 

 with color of back. Feet whitish gray. Tail indistinctly bicolor, 

 whitish gray below, drab above. 



Skull and teeth. — The skull is distinctly smaller than that of C. myoides 

 and C. runsula, which are of essentially the same size. In form, how- 



*Published here by permission of the Secretary of the Smithsonian 

 Institution. 



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