568 Mr. G. Dollman on the African Shrews 



Head and body. Tail. Hind foot, 



mm. mm. mm. 



J . Jombeni 130 82 22 



d. AberdareMts 126 81 20 



c? . Mweru 123 79 20 



c? . L. Olbollossat 120 81 19 



2 . Mt. Kenya 123 82 22 



2 . Nyiri 124 80 19 



2 . Mt. Kenya 112 70 19 



2 . L. Olbollossat .... 120 81 19 



The following skull-dimensions are taken from the oldest 

 individuals of this series : — 



d. 2. d. c?. 2. 



L. Olbollossat. L. Olbollossat. Mweru. Jombeui. Nyiri. 



mm. mm. mm. mm. mm. 



Condylo-incisive length 31-6 30 31 4 31-5 30-5 



Greatest breadth 12-5 12 13 13 12-5 



Least iuterorbital breadth . . 5-8 56 6-7 5-8 57 



Length of palate 13-5 13 3 134 13-4 13-3 



Postpalatal length 13-4 13*2 133 13-6 13-5 



Greatest maxillary breadth . . 10 9-2 lOl 9*8 9-8 



Median depth of brain-case . . 6-9 67 7-3 7-2 67 



Length of upper tooth-row . . 14-1 137 14-1 14-1 IS'G 



From these dimensions it is evident that these specimens 

 are of much the same size as Allen's type. 



Hab. Kijabe, British East Africa. 



Type. Adult female. American Museum of Natural 

 History, No. 27890. 



In the British Museum Collection there are specimens 

 from the Aberdare Mountains, Kenya, Jombeni Range, 

 Mweru, Nyeri, Lake Olbollossat, and Mianziui, which I have 

 accepted as representing the Kijabe race. 



(16) Crocidura nyanscB kivu, Osg. 



Crocidula Jlavescens kivu, Osgood, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) vol. v. 

 p. 370 (1910). 



A very richly coloured race of nyansa. 



General proportions rather smaller, but not to any marked 

 extent. 



Dorsal surface a rich chocolate-colour ("light seal-brown " 

 mixed Avith *' vandyke-brown'^), the general effect con- 

 siderably darker than in both nyansa and kijabce and decidedly 

 more glossy ; flanks scarcely lighter than back. Under- 

 parts slate-grey strongly suffused with russet, there being 

 no sharp transition between the brown-coloured belly and 

 chocolate flanks. Backs of hands and feet as dark as rest 

 of dorsal surface. Tail blackish, above and below, rather 



