belonging to the Genus Crocidura, 5G9 



darker than in nyansa ; caudal hairs as in the other members 

 of tills group. 



The skulls of the series in the Museum Collection average 

 rather smaller than in nyansce, with smaller brain-case. 



Dimeusions of the type (measured in the flesh) : — 



Head and body liO mm. ; tail 88 ; hind foot 19 ; ear 12. 



The following are the average, maximun;, aiid minimum 

 flesh-measurements of thirty adult specimens in the 

 Collection : — 



Head and body. Tail. Hind foot, 



mm. mm. mm. 



Average 110-7 78 18-3 



Maximum 119 88 20 



Minimum 104 70 17 



Skull : dimensions ofJ" type and six other adult speci- 

 meus : — 



6. 6- 6. S. 2- 2- 2- 



Type. Kivu. Kivu. ^^^^^^" Kivu, Kivu. Kivu. 



'' ^ zon. 



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



ndylo-incisive length . . 30-8 297 30-6 29 29 28-9 29-3 



eatest breadth 12-3 12-2 11-9 11-8 11-5 11-7 11-6 



ast interorbital breadth . 5'5 6'5 5'3 5*5 5"4 5-4 5"6 



ng-th of palate 13-5 13-2 13-5 13 12-9 12-9 13-3 



stpalatal length 13 12-5 127 12-1 12-6 12-2 12-2 



eatest maxillary breadth . 9-2 9 9-3 9-2 9 9-2 9-1 



idian depth of brain-case . 6-8 6-6 6-6 67 6-6 67 6-8 



ugth of upper tooth-row . 14-1 13-6 13-8 13-3 13 13-5 13 



There is a considerable amount of individual variation in 

 the skull-dimensions of this Kivu shrew ; the typical speci- 

 men possesses a skull rather larger than any of the others, 

 equalling in length some specimens of nyansa. 



llab. Lake Kivu. Altitude 4900 feet. 



Type. Adult male. B.M. no. 7. 6. 14. 24. 



In the Museum Collection there are some thirty-five 

 specimens of this Kivu shrew, all of which possess the same 

 glossy, chocolate-coloured pelage and russet-tinted under- 

 parts. The localities where these specimens have been 

 collected are for the most part quite close to the type- 

 locality ; Mr. Kemp obtained it at Buhamba, Mukanda, 

 Kisenyi, Lake Mutanda, Kumba, and Chaya (Congo Beige), 

 all districts fairly close to Lake Kivu. It has also been 

 found on Huwenzori (at altitudes of 5000-7000 feet) and at 

 Ingezi and Nalasanji, Uganda. 



C. nyansa kivu may be at once recognized by its dark 

 chocolate-coloured glossy coat, both nyansce and kijabce 

 being lighter and exhibiting none of the glossy sheen so 

 characteristic of this Kivu race. 



