196 Mr. G. Dollmaii on the African Shrews 



above, whitisli below ; bristle-hairs long and numerous, 

 white in colour. 



Skull smaller than in nanilla, of the same exceptionally 

 flattened type, sides of brain-case rather less parallel, more 

 convex. Teeth smaller^ second upper unicuspid a trifle 

 smaller in horizontal section than the third, which slightly 

 overlaps it. 



Dimensions of the type (measured in the flesh) : — 



Head and body 50 mm. ; tail 38 ; hind foot 9 ; ear 8. 



Skull of type and of a female specimen from Khartoum : — 

 Condylo-incisive length 14*4, 14"2 ; greatest breadth Q'Q, 6'6 ; 

 least interorbital breadth 3'1, 3 ; length of palate 5'7, 5*5 ; 

 postpalatal length Q'7 , 6*8 ; greatest maxillary breadth 4'3, 4 ; 

 median depth of brain-case 2*9, 2"9; length of upper tooth- 

 row 5*9, 5*9. 



Hab. Atbara River, Sudan. 



Type. Adult female. B.M. no. 8. 9. 22. 1. Collected on 

 July 10th, 1908, by W. G. Percival, Esq., and presented by 

 him to the British Museum. 



In the Collection there are two specimens, preserved in 

 spirit, from Khartoum which undoubtedly represent this 

 species ; the skull-dimensions of one of these individuals 

 are given above. 



The pale cinnamon-coloured dorsal surface, sharply con- 

 trasting with the almost pui'e white of the underparts, and 

 smaller skull and teeth distinguish this handsome little 

 shrew from nana, nanilla, and religiosa, 



(114) Crocidura glebula, sp. n. 



Closely allied to pasha, but rather darker in colour. 



Size about as in pasha ; fur equally short. 



Colour of dorsal surface considerably darker and duller, 

 between " hair-brown '^ and " snuflF-brown," speckled with 

 "neutral grey^' ; flanks a little greyer, the brownish tint 

 passing fairly abruptly into the greyish white of the ventral 

 surface, but not nearly so sharply contrasted as in pasha. 

 Underparts greyish white, basal halves of hairs slate-grey, 

 apical portions whitish, the general efi'ect much duller and 

 greyer than in the Sudan species. Backs of hands and feet 

 white. Tail finely haired, light drab-brown above, white 

 below ; bristle-hairs slender and inconspicuous, but fairly 

 numerous. 



Skull missing. 



