MAMMALS FKOM UOTTECU) S EXPEDITION () / / 



3. Coleura afra, Pet. 



a-c. Lugh (Capt. U. Fcrrandi). 



4. Miniopterus schreibersi, Natt. 



a-e. Pozzi Dass. April 1897. 

 f-g. Lugh (Capt. U. Ferrandi). 



The Pozzi Dass specimens are all ratlier smaller than those 

 from Lugh, but the size -variation in this genus is known to be 

 very great. 

 0. Crocidura (Cr.) sp. 



a. Between Badditii and Dime. 



In the state of confusion in which the genus Crocidura now 

 is I am unable definitely to determine this shrew. The next 

 species however there is no difficulty about, owing to its more 

 marked distinctive characters. 



G. Crocidura (Cr.) bottegi, sp. n. 



a-G. Between Badditù and Dime. 



Similar in size and general characters to ('. uaiia^ Dobs. (^), 

 but with the undersurface unusually dark throughout, not or 

 scarcely lighter than the back, with dark brown feet, a longer, 

 browner, tail, with scarcely any elongate hairs upon it, and 

 with shorter but more forwardly projecting anterior incisors. 

 The colour throughout, above and below, on limbs, and tail is 

 a dark brown , not grey, the uniformity of the colour being a 

 marked character of the species. The C. nana, of which, besides 

 the type, the British Museum possesses two further examples with 

 perfect skulls presented by Mr. C. V. A. Peel, the undersurface, 

 liands and feet are all white , at least superficially. A small 

 lateral gland perceptible in the male about Ijalf way along the 

 fiank. 



The skull has a much rounder and higher l)raincase, that of 

 C. nana being remarkably flattened. The anterior incisors are 

 shorter and directed more forwards, so that they do not project 

 downwards below the level of the tips of the second incisors. 

 Unicuspids about as in C. nana. Large posterior premolar with 

 a very broad inner ledge, but little hollowed out beliind. 



• (V) Add. Mag. X. U. March 1890, p. 225. 



