belonging to the Genus CrociJura. 201 



(119) Crocidura niobe, Thos. 



CrociJura niohe, Thomas, Ann. Si, Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) vol. xviii. p. 138 

 (1906). 



Sliglitly smaller than maurisca; agrees in the almost entire 

 absence of long bristles on the tail, but considerably greyer 

 in colour, and possesses a shorter stouter skull with broader 

 unicuspids. 



Size of body and hind feet rather less than in the Entebbe 

 species. 



General colour dark slaty grey (varies from " blackish 

 brown (2) " to "blackish brown (2) " mixed with " clove- 

 brown''^), indistinctly mottled with silvery grey. Under- 

 parts slate-grey, rather lighter than in maurisca, only the 

 extreme tips of the hairs tinted with light brown. Backs of 

 hands and feet slate-brown, fore claws rather smaller than 

 hind. Tail long, slender, and cylindrical, long hairs present 

 only on the basal portion ; uniformly blackish brown above 

 and below. 



Skull less delicately built than that of maurisca, stouter 

 and slightly flatter ; muzzle blunter and less tapering, 

 maxillary region rather broader. Teeth rather smaller, 

 unicuspids broader, nearly circular in section, second rather 

 smaller than and overlapped by third ; cingula well developed. 

 The broad almost circular second and third unicuspids are 

 very different from the narrow oval-shaped teeth of maurisca. 

 Cheek-teeth square-shaped. 



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



Head and body 61 mm. ; tail 63 ; hind foot 13; ear 10. 



Skull : condylo-incisive length 20 ; greatest breadth 9*1 ; 

 least interorbital breadth 4-5 ; length of palate 7*8; post- 

 palatal length 9 ; greatest maxillary breadth 6'3 ; depth of 

 brain-case 5*4 ; length of upper tooth-row 8"2. 



Hab. Ruwenzori East. Altitude 6000 feet. 



Type. Adult female. B.M. no. 6. 7. 1. 32. 



There are three specimens of this shrew in the collection, 

 all from Ruwenzori, collected at altitudes between 6000 and 

 7000 feet. 



The much broader and less tapering skull and broader 

 unicuspids distinguish this species from maurisca. 



(120) Crocidura bottegi, Thos. 



Crocidura bottegi, Thomas, Ann. Mas. St. Nat. Genova, (2) vol. xviii. 

 (xxxviii.) p. 677 (1898). 



Much smaller than niobe, but possessing the same domed- 

 shaped skull and bristleless tail. 



