belonging to the Genus Croclduva. 137 



Dimensions of type (as given by Heller) : — 



Head and body 115 mm. ; tail 64 ; hind foot 16 (measured 

 dry). 



Skull: condylo-incisive length 25*5; greatest breadth 1T2; 

 length of upper tooth-row 11*3. 



Hub. Kampala, Uganda. 



Type. Adult female. U.S. Nat. Mas. no. 174636. 



The larger skull and teeth, rather longer tail, and more 

 brownish coloration distinguish this Kampala race from 

 t. tarella. The only specimen in the Museum Collection 

 which appears to be mute see comes from Entebbe ; it agrees 

 quite closely with Heller's description of the general colour, 

 but is rather smaller. 



(53) Crocidura nilotica, Hell. 



Crocidura nilotica, Heller, Smith. Misc. Coll. vol. lvi. no. 15, p. 3 

 (1910). 



A dark clove-brown form with short tail and small 

 teeth. 



Size of body about as in t. provocax ; tail as short as in 

 turba. Pelage not quite so long as in t. provocax. Colour 

 of upper parts dark clove-brown, underparts slaty brown, 

 but little higher than back. Feet and tail coloured like rest 

 of dorsal surface, caudal bristles light brown. 



Skull a little smaller than in t. provocax, with smaller 

 teeth. 



Dimensions *of type (as given by Heller) : — 



Head and body 92 mm. ; tail 48; hind foot 14*5. 



Skull: condylo-incisive length 23; greatest breadth 10; 

 length of upper tooth-row 9*5. 



Hub. Lado Enclave. 



Type. Adult female. U.S. Nat. Mus. no. 164638. 



In his account of this species Heller mentions that 

 further specimens were obtained at Butiaba, Hoima, and 

 Kabula Muliro, in Uganda. There seems little doubt but 

 that nilotica is a very close ally of the turba group. 



(54) Crocidura zena, sp. n. 



Larger than turba, with much larger hind feet and 

 tail. 



General colour rather darker than that of turba (between 

 " fuscous black " and " aniline-black "), ventral surface 

 browner, the hair-tips brown or grey. Hands and feet very 

 large, strikingly darker on their outer sides and two outer 



