belonging to the Genus Crocidura. 511 



greyish brown. Head and body 98 mm. ; 

 length of skull 26 ; tooth-row 11*6. 

 (Asaba, Nigeria.) . . (6j o. niyeria, subsp. n. 

 c^. Colour above dull coffee-brown, below grey. 

 Head and body 103-107 mm. ; length of 

 skull 24-5-2o'3; tooth-row 10-6-11. (Beira, 



B.E.A.) (25) beircB^ sp. n. 



i". Size smaller : head and body 80-98 mm. ; 

 length of skull 21-25 ; tooth-row 9-1-10-7. 

 a". Colour above dull blackish or olive-brown, 

 a". Tail shorter: 43'5-o6 mm. in length. 

 a*. Colour above dark blackish brown 

 speckled with greyish buff, b.4ow 

 greyisb. Hind foot 14-15 ; tail 43"5- 

 50). (Lake Bangweolo.) 



(45) turha, Dollm. 

 V. Colour above dark olive-brown speck- 

 led with golden buff, below brownisli 

 grey. Hind foot 14'o-15'5 mm. ; tail 

 45-51. (Aberdare Mts., B.E.A.) 



(48) t. jjrovocax, Thos. 

 f^. Colour above olive-brown. Hind foot 

 15-15-5 mm. ; tail 50-56. (Mt. Elgon, 



B.E.A.) (49) t. kcmjn, subsp. n. 



d^. Colour above dark clove-brown, under 

 parts scarcely paler. Hind foot 14-5 

 mm. 5 tail 48. (Lado.) 



(53) nilotica, Hell. 

 h~. Tail longer (50-05 mm.). 



a^. Colour iibove dark blackish brown. 

 Head and body 98-110 mm. ; tail 

 56-65; hind foJt(c.u.) 17-18. (Nai- 

 robi, B.E.A.). . (46) t. zaodon, Osg. 



V^. Colour above dark blackish brown 

 linely speckled with buff. Head and 

 body 94 mm. ; tail 63-5 ; hind foot 17. 

 (Lake Bangweolo.) 



(54) zena, ep. n. 



c*. Colour above pale clove-brown tliickly 

 sprinkled with silvery grey. Head 

 and body 91-100 mm. ; tail 50-58 ; 

 hind foot 15-17. (Chaya, nr. Kivu, 

 Congo.) (50) t. tarella, subsp. n. 



d*. Colour above brownish umber. Head 

 and body 98 mm. ; tail 59 ; liind foot 

 16. (Angola.) . (55) ansoryei, sp. n. 



e*. Colour above brownish umber finely 

 speckled with grey. Head and body 

 90-95 mm. ; tail 48-56 ; hind foot 15- 

 15-5. (Liberia.). (8) schweitzen, Pet. 

 6". Colour above dark reddish brown. 



a''. h?ize larger : hind foot 15-16 mm. ; length 

 of skull 22-9-25. 



