562 Mr. G. Dollman on the African S/ireivs 



larger and the brain-case more swollen. Male skull de- 

 cidedly larger than that of the female. 



Dimensions of the type (measured on the spirit-speci- 

 men) : — 



Forearm 64 mm. 



Head and body 71; tail 23; ear 17; third finger, meta- 

 carpal 58; first phalanx 21-5; lower leg and hind foot 

 (c. u.) 39; hind foot only 13*5. 



Skull : greatest length to base of canine 20*2 ; condyle to 

 front of canine 19' 7 ; interorbital breadth 6"1 ; breadth of 

 brain-case 10; palato-sinual length 6"0 ; maxillary tooth- 

 row 8"8. 



JIab. Upper Nile. Type from Mongalla, just norfh of 

 Lado; other specimens from Khartoum [Major H.N. Dunn) 

 and Lake No ( Willoughhi/ Loive). 



Type. Adult male. B.M. no. 2. 7. 4. 2. Collected and 

 presented by VV. L. S. Loat, Esq. 



This species is distinguishable from T. perforatus by its 

 larger feet, more swollen brain-case, and whitened wing- 

 membranes; from T. hiklegardece by its smaller size, the 

 absence of any gular beard, and generally darker colour. 



L. — Ot) the African Shrews helonging to the Genus 

 Crocidura.— II. By Guv Dollman. 



[Continued from p. 527.] 



Group 4 {tiedenhorr/imm and iiyanstn). 



Size A-ery large ov larg-e. Colour above deep choeolate-broAvn, reddish 

 brown, or pale buffy drab ; ventral surface dark brownish or grey, 

 never verv distinclly niarlied off from the brown-tinted flanks; tail 

 not sharply bicolor, lower side generally only a little paler than 

 upper. Second and third upper unicuspids about equal in size. 



(10) Crocidura anchieta, Boc. 



Crocidura anchietcB, Bocage, Jorn. Sc. Lisb. p. 26 (1889). 



About equal to occidentalis in size, but with shorter, less 

 tapering tail and lighter underparts. 



Colour above (from spirit-specimens) dark reddish bi'own, 

 rather paler and greyer on the flanks ; the lighter under- 

 parts not distinctly marked off from the brownish tint of 

 the dorsal surface. Belly slate-grey washed with silvery 

 cream, lighter than in occidentalis, but not as pale as in 



