belonging to the Genus Crocidura. 379 



rather paler and greyer in the new unbleached coat. Backs 

 of hands and feet brownish buff. Tail long and slender, 

 clothed with much shorter and less conspicuous hairs than 

 in jacksoni or j. amalce, appearing almost naked except for 

 the bristle-hairs, which are very inconspicuous ; colour dark 

 brown above, a shade paler below, very different from the 

 distinctly bicoloured tail of amalce. 



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



Head and body 65 mm. ; tail 52; hind foot 13 (c. u.). 



Skull : length of upper tooth-row 8*7. 



Hab. Kilimanjaro. 



In the Museum Collection there are three specimens which 

 appear to represent this species, one from Kombo (Kilima- 

 njaro), and two from Taveta. The dimensions of these 

 individuals are as follows : — 



Head and body. Tail. Hind foot, 



mm. mm. mm. 



$. Kilimanjaro 66 50 12-2 



2 . Taveta 74 44 12 



$. „ 70 45-5 12 



Skulls of Taveta specimens : condylo-incisive length 20, 

 20; greatest breadth 8'9, 9; least iuterorbital breadth 4*1, 

 4"3; length of palate 8'5, 8*3 ; postpalatal length 8'9, 8*8; 

 greatest maxillary breadth 6*1, 61 ; median depth of brain- 

 case 4*7, 4*7 ; length of upper tooth-row 8"8, 8*5. 



The skulls are rather smaller than in jacksoni, about equal 

 in size to hildegardece. Teeth small, second and third upper 

 unicuspids about equal, heart-shaped in section, the apex of 

 the third pointing slightly inwards and overlapping the 

 internal posterior angle of the second. Last upper molar 

 narrower than in jacksoni. 



There is only one point in which these three specimens do 

 not agree with the description given by Peters, and that is 

 as regards the relative sizes of the fore and hind claws. 

 Peters states that the fore claws are longer than the hind 

 ones ; in the Museum specimens the fore and hind claws arc 

 about equal in size. The difference is evidently only a small 

 one, as no measurements are given. An examination of 

 large series of specimens of other species tends to show that 

 there exists a certain amount of variation in the relative 

 sizes of the fore and hind claws ; on this account it seems 

 best to accept provisionally these specimens as representing 

 gracilipes, it being impossible, owing to the European War, 

 to settle the matter definitely by application to Berlin. 



From jacksoni this species is distinguished by its smaller 

 narrower skull, smaller unicuspids, less hairy tail, and 



