belonging to the Genus Crocidura. 193 



from 4-5 mm. in length, considerably longer than in 

 bicolur. 



Colour (from spirit-specimens) of dorsal surface light 

 cinnamon-brown, changing abruptly on the flanks into the 

 white of the ventral surface ; hairs of belly with pale slate- 

 grey bases and whitish tips. Backs of hands and feet dirty 

 white. Tail very long, thinly clad with short hairs, cinnamon- 

 colour above, white below, distinctly bicoloured; bristle-hairs 

 not numerous, entirely confined to the basal half, greyish 

 white in colour, and rather inconspicuous. 



Skull much larger than in the other small Egyptian 

 species, religiosa, but somewhat of the same flattened type, 

 not so markedly however, the roof of the brain-case slightly 

 convex, about as in bicolor. In size the skull is larger than 

 in any of the members of the bicolor or nana groups, nearly 

 equalling in length that of cmderella from the French 

 Gambia. Teeth much larger than in religiosa, more as in 

 the Gambia species ; second and third upper unicuspids 

 almost equal in size, third slightly overlapping second. 



Dimensions of the type (in spirit) : — 



Head and body 57 mm. ; tail 58 ; hind foot 13 ; ear 8. 



Skulls of type and three topotypes : — 



d(type). c?. S. ?. 



mm. mm. mm. mm. 



Condylo-incisive length 19-2 18-6 18 18 



Greatest breadth 8-4 8 7-8 7-8 



Least interorbital breadth .... 4 3 '8 8'7 3-8 



Length of palate 7-5 7-4 7-3 7-3 



Postpalatal length 8-9 8-4 8-3 8-3 



Greatest maxillary breadth .... 5"6 5'3 5*2 5-4 



Median depth of brain-case ... . 4'3 4-2 4*2 4-1 



Length of upper tooth-row .... 8*1 8 7*8 7 '6 



Hab. Giza, Egypt. 



Type. Adult male. B.M. no. 10. 6. 18. 3. Collected by 

 Captain S. S. Flower, and presented to the National Collec- 

 tion by the Egyptian Government Zoological Service. 



This species would appear to be most nearly allied to 

 Cinderella, from which it is distinguished by its longer and 

 more bicoloured tail, larger hind feet, and rather shorter 

 skull with larger brain-case ; further, in Cinderella the 

 bristle-hairs are distributed over nearly the entire length of 

 the tail, while in floweri they are strictly confined to the 

 basal half. All the members of the bicolor and nana groups 

 are considerably smaller in size and have shorter fur. 



