134 Mr. G. Doll man on the African Shrews 



Type. Adult male. B.M. no. 10. 5. 3. 25. 



From zaodon this Aberdare race may be distinguished by 

 its shorter tail ; the rather darker colour, brownish belly, 

 and light speckling on the back are the chief colour- 

 differences which separate provocax from true turba. 



(49) Crocidura turba kempi, subsp. n. 



Closely allied to provocax, paler in colour and with 

 smaller teeth. 



General proportions as in provocax. 



General colour olive-brown ("olive-brown"), lighten than 

 in the Aberdare race and not exhibiting the silvery-grey 

 speckling to such a marked extent ; ventral surface greyer 

 ("neutral grey"), more as in true turba. Extremities and 

 tail similar to those of provocax. 



Skull rather smaller than that of pj-ovocax, zaodon, or 

 lakiunda ; narrower and with rather smaller teeth, more as 

 in turba. 



Dimensions of the type and four other specimens (measured 

 in the flesh) : — 



Head and body. Tail. Hind foot. Ear. 

 mm. rum. mm. mm. 



S 94 50 15 9 



2 100 55 15 9 



2 89 53 15 105 



$ 88 56 15-5 10-5 



Skull : dimensions of type and three adults : — 



J (type). J. 9. $. 



mm. mm. mm. mm. 



Condylo-incisive length 22-1 22-7 23-4 22-3 



Greatest breadth 9-5 95 97 9-6 



Least interorbital breadth 4 -9 4"9 4 "9 47 



Length of palate 95 9-3 9-8 98 



Postpalatal length 97 10-5 ]05 9-8 



Greatest maxillary breadth .... 7 - l 7 '2 74 7 - l 



Length of upper tooth-row 9-5 9-8 10-2 10L 



Hab. Kirui, Mt. Elgon. Altitude 6000 feet. 



Type. Adult male. B.M. no. 10. 4. 1. 40. Original 

 number 290. Collected on September 17th, 1909, by 

 Mr. R. Kemp, and presented by C. D. Rudd, Esq. 



Mr. Kemp collected in all six specimens of this Elgon 

 race at altitudes of from 5000 to 6000 feet. 



The rather paler colour, absence of prominent silver-grey 

 speckling, and slightly smaller skull seem to indicate that 

 this Elgou shrew should be considered as distinct from the 

 Aberdare race. 



