lelonging to the Oenus CrociJura. 207 



of the skull rather like a larger edition of dolicliura. 

 Maxillary breadth as great as in neavei. Teeth larger and 

 broader than in maurlsca, unicuspids roughly circular in 

 shape, slightly broader than those of neavei ; cingula fairly 

 prominent. 



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

 Head and body 81 mm. ; tail 53 ; hind foot 15 ; ear 8*5. 

 The following are the skin-dimeijsions of the other 

 specimens of sylvia in the collection : — 



Head cand body. Tail. Hind foot. Ear. 



mm. mm. mm. mm. 



$. Zoutpansberg 84 50 14-5 8 



$. „ .... 78 61 14-7 8 



cf. „ .... 76 49 14 8 



6- M .... 74 64 14-7 8 



6. „ .... 82 60 15 9 



J. „ .... 81 60 17 8 



c?. „ .... 78 54 15 8 



$. Zululand 91 58 14 6 



(S . Inhambane 90 67 16 9 



Skull-dimensions of the type and two other specimens 

 from the type-locality : — 



c? (type). J . J . 



mm. mm. mm. 



Condylo-incisive length 21-5 22 21'3 



Greatest breadth 9-1 9-2 9-2 



Least iuterorbital breadth 4'3 4*5 4"6 



Length of palate 8-6 9 87 



Postpalatal length 9-9 9-9 9-5 



Greatest maxillary breadth 6-7 6"7 6-3 



Length of upper tooth-row 9-1 9-4 9-2 



Hub. Woodbush, Zoutpansberg District, N.E. Transvaal. 

 Altitude 4500 feet. 



Type. Adult male. B.M. no. 6. 4. 3. 10. 



This species may be distinguished from the other members 

 of this group by its more hairy and rather shorter tail ; 

 its very dark colour separates it from all the equatorial 

 forms, neavei from the Kafue River being the only species 

 as dark as sylvia. 



The following forms I have been unable to determine : — 



(a) Crocidura ferruginea, Heug. 



Crocidura ferruginea, Heuglin, Nov. Act. Ac. Cses. Leop.-Carol. 

 part i. p. 36 (1865). 



Length of head and body 5" 3'" ; tail 2^". 



