SORICIDJE. 



SHREWS. 

 Sub-Family Soricincs. 



RED-TOOTHED SHREWS. 



Shrews in outward appearance bear a strong resemblance 

 to mice, but their projecting, proboscis-like snout, minute eyes, 

 and comparatively small front teeth or incisors, are distinctive. 

 The following key will be found helpful : — 



I. EXTERNAL CHARACTERS:— 



1. Colour above not darker than "clove brown" ; \ 



feet and tail not fringed or keeled; hind - SOREX . . p. 77 

 foot not exceeding 14 mm. . . . .J 

 (i) Size larger, hind foot 12 to (rarely) 14 ] „„ 



mm.; length of head and body to that I ^•:''';'^^'^"-^^^"^- I p. 82 

 of tail, nearly as 7 to 3.5 (2 to i) . ) i^^eus j 



(2) Size smaller, hind foot 10 to 11 mm. ; ^ 



head and body to tail, about as 6 to 4 y S. mmutus . . p. 109 

 (3 to 2) J 



2. Colour above blackish slate or slate black ; feet ^ atphmv^ \ 



fringed and tail keeled with strong (usually I r^- -if- j \ D. 124 

 white) hairs ; hind foot averaging 17 mm. . J JocliensMcolor J 



U. SKULLS AND TEETH:— 



I. Teeth 32 ; large upper incisors about equally "^ SOREX d "7 



bicuspid ; lower with three basal knobs .J • • F- / 



19 mm.; posterior lobe of anterior y S. araiieiis cas- \ 

 upper incisor with basal length about j taneus J 



(i) Skull larger, greatest length about J 



• )r [ 



equal to that of the anterior lobe . j 



(2) Skull smaller, greatest length about 

 16 mm. ; posterior lobe of anterior 

 upper incisor with basal length about 

 half that of the anterior lobe 



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- 5. mimUtis . p. 109 



Teeth 30 ; large upper incisors unequally \ NEOMYS \ ^ ^24. 

 bicuspid ; lower with one basal knob . . j fodicns bicolor j 



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