206 Mr. G. Doll man on the African Shrews 



postpalatal length 9*5 ; greatest maxillary breadth 6'4 ; 

 median depth of braiu-case 4*9 ; length of upper tooth- 

 row 9"1. 



Hab. Kafue River, Northern Rhodesia. Altitude 4000 

 feet. 



Type. Adult female. B.M. no. 7. 1. 11. 12. 



Since this species was described Mr. Neave has collected 

 a second specimen of this interesting shrew on the Kalung- 

 wisi River, east of Lake Mweru. It agrees very closely with 

 the type in the general colour and the caudal characters 

 described above. 



The very dark blackish colour readily separates this form 

 fi'om all the more northern species ; it would seem to be 

 more nearly allied to the following species than to any of 

 the other members of this group. 



(125) Crocidura sylvia, Thos. & Schw. 

 Crocidura sylvia, Thomas & Schwann, P. Z. S. xxxix. p. 687 (1906). 



A very dark-coloured species with rather more long hairs 

 on the basal portion of the tail than in the other members 

 of this group. 



Size of body and hind foot as in maurisca ; tail usually 

 rather shorter. 



General colour dark seal-brown (" fuscous black " and 

 " black " sprinkled with golden buff), as dark as in neavei ; 

 underparts slightly paler. Backs of hands and feet brownish ; 

 claws of fore and hind feet about equal in size. Tail 

 shorter than in neavei or maurisca and more hairy, the entire 

 tail covered with fairly conspicuous black hairs, not, as in 

 the other members of this group, appearing almost naked; 

 caudal bristles very slender, but fairly numerous on the 

 basal portion of the tail, more conspicuous than in any of 

 the allied species. As regards the length of the tail it will 

 be seen from the figures given below that, while the usual 

 length is between 53 and 60 mm., there is one rather larger 

 specimen from Inharabane in which the tail is fully Q7 mm. 

 in length ; it is interesting to note that in this individual 

 the tail is less hairy than in the Zoutpansberg series and the 

 caudal bristles less numerous — the general effect much more 

 that of neavei. 



Skull rather longer than that of maurisca, with broader 

 muzzle, the nasal region about as in neavei', brain-case 

 proportionally narrower and rather high, the general shape 



