140 Mr. G. Dollman on the African Shrews 



Backs of hands and feet more markedly bicolour than in 

 any of the East African forms (excepting zena), outer 

 sides dark sepia, inner portions reddish brown. Tail fairly 

 long and finely haired, dark brown above, a trifle paler 

 below ; bristle-hairs numerous, but not very conspicuous. 



Skull rather short with blunt muzzle ; brain-case broad 

 and a little flattened, but not markedly so. Teeth all rather 

 heavy, third upper unicuspid slightly larger than and over- 

 lapping second. 



Dimensions of the type (as given by Fraser) : — 



Head and body 3 in. 3 lin. ; tall 1 in. 10 lin. ; hind foot 

 6 lin. 



The Museum specimens show rather greater measure- 

 ments for the hind feet : — 



Skull of female specimen : coudylo-incisive length 22*9 ; 

 greadth breadth 9"8 ; least interorbital breadth 4*7; length 

 of palate 10 ; postpalatal length 10'5 ; greatest maxillary 

 breadth 7'2 ; median depth of brain-case 5'4 ; length of 

 upper tooth-row 10. 



In another specimen the tooth-row measures 10*6 mm. in 

 length. 



Hab. Clarence, Fernando Po. 



(57) Crocidura poensis soricoides, Murray. 



Rhhwmus soricoides, Murray, Proc. Roy, Phys. Soc. Edinb. p. 159 

 • (1859-60). 



Closely allied to poensis^ but distinguished by its larger 

 skull. 



Murray's type, which is preserved in the British Museum, 

 is unfortunately in a very faded condition : it is evident, 

 however, that the colour was very similar to that of poensis. 

 A more recently collected specimen from Agberi, Southern 

 Nigeria, may be taken as representing this form • the colour 

 above is dark vandyke-brown ("■ clove-brown " mixed with 

 Ct mummy-brown *"), profusely sprinkled with golden buff, 

 the flanks a trifle greyer and speckled with silver, the colour 

 fading gradually into the greyish brown of the belly. Backs 

 of hands and feet brown. Tail as in poensis. 



Skull larger, with larger, more parallel-sided brain-case. 

 Teeth all larger ; third upper unicuspid slightly broader 

 than second, and overlapping it, as in poensis. 



