366 Mr. G. Doll man on the African Shrews 



length of palate 9*4, 9 4; postpalatal length 9'7, 9*9; 

 greatest maxillary breadth 7, 6 - 8 ; median depth of brain- 

 case 5 - 2, 5 # 5 ; length of upper tooth-row 9'8, 9 # 6. 



Hub. " Cape of Good Hope." 



This species is distinguished from arc/entata by its longer 

 tail, longer, narrower, and less flattened skull, and browner 

 colour. From the following form silacea, martensi is dis- 

 tinguished by its larger size, longer fur and tail, and browner 

 colour. 



(75) Crocidura silacea, Thos. 



Crocidura silacea, Thomas, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (G) vol. xvi. p. 53 

 (1895). 



Allied to pilosa, but distinguished by its shorter fur, paler 

 colour, and less hairy tail. 



Size of body as in pilosa. Fur considerably shorter, hairs 

 on back only 3-4*5 mm. in length ; ears less hairy. 



Colour above pale slaty grey, between " mouse-grey " and 

 "hair-brown." Ventral surface rather paler and greyer. 

 Backs of hands and feet pale brownish buff. Tail not so 

 hairy as in pilosa, covered with very fine short hairs, brownish 

 above, paler below ; bristle-hairs less numerous and more 

 evenly distributed, occurring along the tail to within 10 mm. 

 of the tip, greyish in colour. 



Skull a little smaller than that of pilosa, with slightly 

 smaller teeth. 



Dimensions of the type (in spirit) and three other speci- 

 mens (measured in the flesh) : — 



Head and body. Tail. Hind foot. Ear 



mm. 



2 (type) 65 



<3 . Zoutpansberg . . 72 

 rf. „ -.09 



c? . Barberton Dist. . 76 



Skull of topotype : condylo-incisive length 194; greatest 

 breadth 8"8, least intcrorbital breadth 4; length of palate 

 7'8; postpalatal length 8'7; greatest maxillary breadth 6 ; 

 median depth of brain-case 4*6 ; length of upper tooth- 

 row 8-2. 



Hab. Figtree Creek, De Kaap, Transvaal. 



Type. Adult female. B.M. no. 93. 11. 26. 29. 



This species differs from pilosa in its shorter fur, paler 

 colour, and less hairy tail. 



