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and UropsilincE — this most interesting new genus falls 

 obviously into the Scalopince, within which it belongs rather 

 to the Scalopine than the Urotrichine series of genera. But 

 with its rather less modified manus and pterygoids and com- 

 paratively delicate skull it adds another to the links which 

 bind these two series of genera to each other. From Scaptonyx^ 

 the only allied genus geographically near it, it is at once 

 separable by its more modified manus, fewer teeth, much 

 larger i', and its Desman-like lower incisors. 



Scapanuhis oweni, sp. n. 



Bulk about half that of Talpa europcea. Colour of body 

 exactly as in that animal, the lower surface almost imper- 

 ceptibly lighter than the upper. Head rather paler. Hands 

 pale brown above, with vvhitish edges. Feet brown proxi- 

 mally, white on the digits. Tail long, thick, well-haired, 

 grey- brown with rather lighter tip. 



Skull and teeth as described above. 



Dimensions of the type (measured in flesh) : — 



Head and body 108 mm. ; tail 38 ; hind foot 14. 



Skull : greatest length 28-2 ; condylo-basal length 27*5 ; 

 greatest breadth 13 ; zygomatic breadth 10'6 ; interorbital 

 breadth 5 '5 ; palatal length 12*7 ; upper tooth-series 12*3 ; 

 molars only 5*2. 



Hab. as above. 



Type. Adult male. B.M. no. 12. 8. 5. 2. Original num- 

 ber 72. Collected 31st October, 1911. 



I have great pleasure in naming this most interesting new 

 mole in honour of Mr. Fenwick-Owen, to whose interest and 

 kindness the Museum owes this valuable accession to its 

 collections. 



2. Sorex sinalis, sp. n. 



c?. 8, 11, 12, 13, 16; ?. 5, 7, 14. 45 miles S.E. of 

 Feng-siang-fu, Shensi. 10,500'. 



?. 71. 17 miles S.E. of Tao-chou, Kan-su. 8900'. 



" Rocky mossy mountain-top." — J. A. C. S. 



A large plain-coloured species, with a long tail. 



Size one of the largest of the genus. Fur about 5 inm. 



