﻿Mammals 
  from 
  Northern 
  Nigeria. 
  459 
  

  

  Dimensions 
  of 
  the 
  type 
  (the 
  starred 
  measurements 
  taken 
  in 
  

   the 
  flesh) 
  :— 
  

  

  Forearm 
  28'5 
  mm. 
  

  

  Head 
  and 
  body 
  *39 
  ; 
  tail 
  *27 
  ; 
  ear 
  *9; 
  tragus 
  on 
  inner 
  

   edge 
  2'6 
  ; 
  third 
  ringer, 
  metacarpus 
  27, 
  first 
  phalanx 
  9; 
  

   lower 
  leg 
  and 
  hind 
  foot 
  (c. 
  u.) 
  14*5. 
  

  

  Skull 
  : 
  greatest 
  length 
  11*1 
  ; 
  basi-sinual 
  length 
  8'6 
  ; 
  

   interoibital 
  breadth 
  3 
  - 
  3 
  ; 
  breadth 
  of 
  brain-case 
  5*9 
  ; 
  palato- 
  

   sinual 
  length 
  4*2 
  ; 
  front 
  of 
  canine 
  to 
  back 
  of 
  m 
  3 
  3'6; 
  front 
  

   of 
  p 
  4 
  to 
  back 
  of 
  m 
  2 
  2'2 
  ; 
  three 
  lower 
  molars 
  2*5. 
  

  

  Hub. 
  and 
  Type 
  as 
  above. 
  

  

  This 
  little 
  bat 
  would 
  seem 
  to 
  be 
  readily 
  distinguishable 
  

   from 
  the 
  other 
  small 
  species 
  of 
  the 
  genus 
  by 
  its 
  pale 
  colour 
  

   and 
  uuicuspid 
  upper 
  incisors. 
  

  

  5. 
  Crocidura 
  sp. 
  

  

  ? 
  . 
  8. 
  Panyam, 
  4000'. 
  

   Near 
  C. 
  manni, 
  Pet. 
  

  

  6. 
  Crocidura 
  sp. 
  

  

  c?. 
  5. 
  Panyam, 
  4000'. 
  

   Near 
  C. 
  soricoides, 
  Murr. 
  

  

  7. 
  Taterillus 
  nigcriw, 
  sp. 
  n. 
  

  

  tf. 
  105. 
  Kabir,2700'. 
  Collected 
  7th 
  June, 
  1910. 
  B.M. 
  

   no. 
  11. 
  3. 
  24. 
  14. 
  Type. 
  

  

  A 
  large 
  dark 
  species, 
  with 
  heavily 
  tufted 
  tail. 
  

  

  Size 
  about 
  as 
  in 
  the 
  geographically 
  near 
  T. 
  lacustris, 
  Thos. 
  

   & 
  Wrought., 
  but 
  colour 
  conspicuously 
  darker, 
  much 
  as 
  in 
  

   T. 
  butleri, 
  Wrought. 
  Top 
  of 
  head 
  and 
  dorsal 
  area 
  with 
  the 
  

   usual 
  gerbilline 
  colour 
  much 
  darkened, 
  cheeks 
  and 
  flanks 
  

   light 
  sandy; 
  belly, 
  as 
  usual, 
  puie 
  white. 
  Light 
  markings 
  

   above 
  eyes 
  scarcely 
  perceptible. 
  Ears 
  brown. 
  Soles 
  with 
  

   the 
  characteristic 
  band 
  of 
  hairs 
  across 
  them 
  very 
  strongly 
  

   marked. 
  Tail 
  long, 
  heavily 
  tufted 
  for 
  its 
  terminal 
  half, 
  

   the 
  hairs 
  of 
  the 
  tuft 
  attaining 
  11 
  mm. 
  in 
  length, 
  its 
  upper 
  

   surface 
  and 
  whole 
  of 
  the 
  tuft 
  dark 
  brown, 
  its 
  sides 
  and 
  under 
  

   surface 
  proximally 
  strong 
  buffy. 
  

  

  Skull 
  very 
  like 
  that 
  of 
  T. 
  lacustris, 
  but 
  slightly 
  larger. 
  

   Anterior 
  palatine 
  foramina 
  rather 
  longer 
  and 
  bullae 
  a 
  little 
  

   larger. 
  

  

  Dimensions 
  of 
  the 
  type 
  (measured 
  in 
  flesh) 
  : 
  — 
  

  

  Head 
  and 
  body 
  125 
  mm. 
  j 
  tail 
  190 
  ; 
  hind 
  foot 
  33; 
  ear 
  22. 
  

  

  Skull: 
  greatest 
  length 
  37*3 
  ; 
  condylo-incisive 
  length 
  32*2 
  ; 
  

  

  