3 filler — N'e^l'l Asiatic SJirevs. 159 



('hardftrrn. — In general appearance similar to Sore.r niinufus but size 

 considerably greater (hind foot, 1:5, greatest length of skull. 17). 



Color. — Upperparts sepia, slightly darker across lumbar region, and 

 becoming paler on sides where a rather abrupt change takes place to the 

 broccoli-brown of the underparts. Tail distinctly bicolor, dark sepia 

 above and at tip. light shining broccoli-brown beneath. Feet like under 

 surface of tail. 



Skull and tetf/t. — The skull throughout is larger than that of Sorcx 

 vdnutux, forming in this respect an exact intermediate between that of 

 the pigmy shrew and Sorr.r aruiwihf. in form it is not peculiar. 



Teeth as in Sore.v minutxn except that the third and fourlh unicuspids 

 are svibeiiual when viewed from the side, that is the fourth is not dis- 

 tinctly smaller than the third as in the case in *S'. minutu-s. 



M('ii.siirnii('/itx. — External measurements of type*: total length, 107: 

 head and body. 70: tail vertebrte, 3'7; hind foot, KJ (12). 



Cranial measurements of type: greatest length, 17. (i (l.).4)t: greatest 

 postorbital breadth. 8.4 (7.t)): greatest antorbital breadth. 4.4 (4): least 

 interorbital breadth, 3.4 (2.8): mandible, 8 (().(5): entire maxillary tooth- 

 row, 7.0 (().8); entire mandibular loolhrow. 7 ((>). 



SperiDienii cvamincd. — Three (one in alcohol), all from the type locality. 



*From fresh specimen by collector. 



jMeasurements in parenthesis are those of an adult Sorcv /iiinii(u$ 

 from Upsala, Sweden. 



