helonying to the Genus Crocidura. 509 



«^ Caudal bristle-hairs exceptionally numerous and very 

 long. Colour above dark slaty brown. (Kaffa, 



Abyssinia.) (23) zaphiri, sp. n. , 



b-. Caudal bristle-hairs normal. Colour pale uiuber. 



(Egypt.) (24) olivieri, Less. 



h'. Second and third upper unicuspids about equal in 

 size, 

 a^. Lower surface of tail strikingly lighter than upper. 

 a^. Size larger : skull 28"4-30 mm. in length. (Abys- 

 sinia.) (21) doriana, Uobs. 



i'. Size smaller: skull 26'7-28'6 mm. in length. 



(South Africa.) (22) Jlai'escen-^, Is. Geoff. 



b'-. Lower surface of tail not conspicuously lighter than 

 upper. 

 «'. Colour above dark chocolate-brown. 



a\ Tail longer (70-80 mm.). (Lake Kivu.) 



(16) n. kivu, Osg. 

 6'. Tail shorter (60 mm.). (Kaka, White Nile.) 



(13) ficscosa, Thos. 

 6'. Colour above dull coffee-brown. 



fl'. Size larger : head and body 120 mm. ; tail 80 ; 

 hind foot 21*5 ; tooth-row 14*8. (Melsetter, 



S. Khodesia.) (18) ti. zuleika, subsp. n. 



bK Size smaller : head and body 105 mm. ; tail 65 ; 

 hind foot 18; tooth-row 13'1. (Blantj're, 



Nyasalaud.) (19) n. hera, subsp. n. 



c'. Colour above pale buffy drab. Tooth-row 13- 



13-3 mm. (Lado.) (20) surur(e,\\ii\\. 



rf\ Colour above reddish brown in both new and 

 worn pelage. 

 a*. Colour above reddish umber. 



a*. Size larger: head and body 115-140 mm.; 

 hind foot 18-20 ; length of skull 30-32-O. 

 (Ussoga, Victoria Nyanza.) 



(14) ni/ansce, Neum. 

 b^. Size smaller: head and body 100 mm. ; hind 



foot 18 ; length of skull 269. (Mt. Gargues, 



B.E.A.) (17) n. tatiana, subsp. u. 



bK Colour above chestnut-brown. Hind foot 19- 

 22 mm. (Kijabe, B.E.A.) 



(15) n, hijabcf;, Allen, 

 e'. Colour above dark sepia in new coat, reddish 



brown in worn pelage. 

 a\ Tail longer (63-82 mm.). 



a'. Colour above dark sepia or reddish brown. 

 Skull 26'5-29'5 mm. in length. (Gaboon.) 



(4) occidentalis, Puch. 

 6'. Colour above sepia or reddish brown, sprinkled 

 Avith silvery grey. Skull 29'8-31 mm. in 

 length. (Gold Coast.) . (5) o. spurrelU, Thos. 

 b^. Tail shorter (62-63 mm.). Ventral surface paler 

 than in a^. (Angola.) . . (10) ancliietcB, Boc. 

 y. Colour above dark greyish brown. Head and 

 body 106 mm. ; hind foot 18 ; tooth-row 13. 

 (Jala, Sierra Leone.) (7) o. carciy subsp. n. 



