belonging to the Genus Crocidura. 373 



depth of brain-case 5*7 ; length of upper tooth-row 10'9 ; 

 horizontal dimensions of third upper unicuspid — length 1, 

 breadth - 9. 



Hab. Chiromo, Nyasaland. 



Type. Adult male. B.M. no. 93. 5. 2. 47. Collected by 

 Mr. A. Whyte and presented by Sir Harry Johnston. 



The larger skull and much larger size of the third upper 

 unicuspids separate this Nyasa race from the East-African 

 fumosa ; the Uganda form, selina, has shorter fur, a rather 

 shorter tooth-row, and rather larger upper unicuspids. 



(84) Crocidura raineyi, Hell. 



Crocidura raineyi, Heller, Smith. Misc. Coll. vol. lx. no. 12, p. 7 

 (1912). 



Larger than fumosa, with heavier skull, larger teeth, and 

 much paler and greyer in colour. 



General colour like a light shade of that seen in montis 

 (between " fuscous black " and " Chcetura drab " mixed with 

 "neutral grey"), the brown tint only faintly developed, 

 much less dominant than in true fumosa ; silver-grey ticking 

 very conspicuous. Ventral surface slightly lighter, lacking 

 the silver speckling of the upper parts. Backs of hands and 

 feet dirty white. Tail indistinctly bicoloured, light brown 

 above, paler below, caudal bristle-hairs slender and light- 

 coloured. 



Skull much more strongly built than in fumosa ; brain- 

 case shaped as in luna, anterior corners square. Teeth 

 larger, the third upper unicuspid broader than the second in 

 transverse section. 



Dimensions of the type (as given by Hellei*) : — 

 Head and body 90 mm. ; tail 61 ; hind foot 155. 

 Skull : condylo-incisive length 23"3; greatest breadth 10'7 ; 

 length of upper tooth-row 11. 



Hab. Mt. Gargues (Mt. Urguess). Altitude 6000 feet. 

 Type. Adult female. U.S. Nat. Mus. no. 181816. 

 In the Museum Collection there are two topotypes of this 

 interesting shrew, collected and presented by A. Blayney 

 Percival, Esq. Both these specimens agree with Heller's 

 description very closely. The following are the dimensions 

 (measured in the flesh) of these specimens : — 



? ? . Head and body 88, 92 mm. ; tail 54, 54 ; hind 

 foot 15*5, 16. 



Skull of one of the Museum specimens : — 

 Condylo-incisive length 24*5 ; greatest breadth 105 ; 

 least interorbital breadth 5*4 ; length of palate 10 ; post- 



