belonging to the Genus Crocidura. 519 



Size a little smaller than iu (jiffardi, considerably larger 

 than mjansce or occidentalis. 



Fur rather harsh and long, not so velvety as is usually 

 found in this genus. Colour of adult pelage pale cinnamon- 

 grey (" drab '^ mixed '' buffy brown "), greyer on the flanks 

 and belly; underparts washed with pale buff ('' smoke- 

 grey ") ; hairs all with slate-grey bases and whitish or bufF- 

 coloured tips. Backs of hands and feet brownish. Tail 

 cylindrical, less hairy than in giffardi. Dark brown above, 

 underside a shade lighter. 



Peters, in his preliminary diagnosis of this species, 

 describes the colour as follows : — " Crocidura manni, n. sp. 

 Cr. supra cano cinnamomeus, subtus cinnamomeocanus, pilis 

 basi cinereis ; cauda pedibusque ferrugineus . . ." 



Skull large and heavy, rather shorter and blunter than 

 that of giffardi ; muzzle broad and thick. In length about 

 equal to hedenborgiana, but broader across the maxillary 

 region. Teeth large : second and third unicuspids about 

 equal in size, third slightly overlapping the second. 



Dimensions as given by Peters : — 



Head and body 120 mm. ; tail 83; hind foot (c. u.) 22-23. 



In the Museum Collection there are four topotypes and 

 one specimen from Asaba preserved in spirits, and a small 

 series of skins from various localities in Northern and 

 Southern Nigeria. The following are the dimensions of 

 the adult individuals : — 



mm. mm. mm. mm. mm. mm. mm. 



Head and body . . 130 132 126 120 125 136 128 



Tail 84 84 92 82 96 83 75 



Hind loot 21-5 21-5 22-2 20 2 22-5 21 20 



Ear 12 13 12 12-5 12 13 11 



Skull-dimensions taken from five thoroughly adult 

 specimens : — 



6. 6- 6. ?. 2. 



Lawos. Asaba. Awka. Lagos. Bauchi, 



mm, mm. mm. mm. mm. 



Condylo-incisive length 33-2 34-2 34 33 33-2 



Greatest breadth 13-6 13-2 14-3 13'4 14 



Least interorbital breadth . . 6-8 6-4 7 6'2 6 



Length of palate 15 15 15-7 14-5 14-7 



Postpalatal length 135 14-6 143 13-8 139 



Greatestmaxillary breadth. . 11 10-2 11 107 10-9 



Length of upper tooth-row . 15-7 15-2 145 14-5 15-4 



There is no marked difference in size between the two 

 sexes in this species. 



