524 Mr. G. DoUman on the African Shrews 



Dimensions o£ the type and five other specimens from the 

 type-locality (measured in the flesh) : — 



2 (type). ?. 2- c^- ?• 2- 



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



Head and body .. 115 129 127 137 140 140 



Tail 70 73 63 70 68 65 



Hind foot 19 19 18-5 20 19 19 



Ear 11 12 12 12 12 12 



Skull : dimensions of the type and three other tlioronghly 

 adult specimens : — 



$ (type). 2. ?. 6- 



mm. mm. mm. mm. 



Condylo-incisive length .... 298 30-2 31 31 



Greatest bieadth 11-2 ll'S 12-1 11-9 



Least interorbital breadth . . 5-2 5-5 5-3 5-5 



Length of palate 13 13 13-1 13-8 



Postpalatal length 127 13 13-3 12-7 



Greatest maxillary breadth . . 9-3 9-6. 9-6 10 



Length of upper tooth-row . . 13"2 13-6 13 6 13'8 



Hab. Bibianaha, Gold Coast. 



Tijpe. Adult female. B.M. no. 10. 8. 1. 1. 



The series of skins in the Museum Collection show an 

 extraordinary amount of variation in general colour^ the 

 tint varying from dark sepia-brown in the unbleached pelage 

 to bright reddish brown in the old faded coat. Similarly, 

 the underparts vary from light silvery grey to brownish butt\ 



(6) Crocidara occidentalis nigeria, subsp. n. 



Considerably smaller than either occidentalis or sjyurrelli, 

 with much smaller skull. 



Hind foot less than 17 mm. in length. 



General colour (taken from spirit-specimen) appears 

 much as in occidentalis, bro\\nish above and below, the 

 ventral sui'face rather paler and greyer. Backs of hands 

 and feet brown. Tail cylindrical, fairly stout, covered with 

 short dark brown hairs, rather lighter on the ventral surface ; 

 caudal bristles long and very numerous. 



Skull smaller tlian that oi occidentalis or spurrelli. Teeth 

 considerably smaller. 



Dimensions of type (measured from spirit-specimen) : — 



Head and body 98 mm.; tail 67; hind foot 15'5; 

 ear 9"5. 



Skull : condylo-incisive length 26 ; greatest breadth 10'5 ; 

 least interorbital breadth 5-2; length of palate 11*5; 

 greatest maxillary breadth 8 ; length of upper tooth-iow 11-5. 



