176 Mr. G. Dollman on 



Tail rather short, nearly 10 mm. shorter than that of 

 C. luna. General colour of upper surface very much as in 

 C. luna (between slate-grey no. 1 and otter-brown no. 1, 

 'Repertoire de Couleurs '). Sides of heal and flanks grey 

 (slate-grey no. 1, 'Repertoire'). Individual hairs of back 

 dark slaty grey at base, paling to greyish white terminally ; 

 tips brown. Lower surface of body silvery grey. Hairs of 

 belly dark slate-coloured, with greyish-white tips. Tail very 

 thinly clad with short grey hairs, a few longer hairs present 

 on the basal half, as in C. luna. 



Skull rather smaller than that of the foregoing species. 



Dimensions of the type (measured in the flesh) : — 



Head and body 78 mm. ; tail 47; hind foot 13*5; ear 10. 



Skull : greatest length 23'3 ; basal length 20 ; greatest 

 breadth across brain-case 10*3 ; greatest breadth across 

 maxillary region 7'0 ; palatal length 10; length of upper 

 tooth-row from front of first incisor to back of last molar 10'7. 



Hub. Kamtoby, south of Lake Tanganyika. Altitude 

 4500 feet. 



Type. Adult male. B.M. no. 9. 12.4. 15. Original num- 

 ber 150. Collected on August 21st, 1903. 



This well-marked species is readily recognized by its small 

 size, and although closely resembling C. luna in colour, it is 

 distinguished at once by the smaller size of the body and 

 proportionally shorter tail. 



10. Crotidura iurba, sp. n. 



S • 141 ; ? . 140. Chilui Island, Lake Bangweolo. 



? . 181. Luwingu, between Lakes Bangweolo and 

 Tanganyika. 



(J. 178. Machinga Plateau, Kalungwisi District. 



Size and general colour of upper surface very much as in 

 Crocidura fumosa, Thos., but with a shorter tail, narrower 

 skull, and pure grey-coloured belly. 



Fur measuring about 5*5 mm. in length on back. General 

 colour of upper surface dark brown (sepia no. 3, ' Repertoire 

 de Couleurs'), slightly paler on flanks. Individual hairs of 

 back grey with long brown tips. Backs of hands and feet 

 thinly covered with short brownish hairs. Under surface of 

 bcdy silvery grey. Hairs of belly dark slate-coloured, tips 

 greyish white. Tail covered with short dark hairs, inter- 

 mingled with which are a number of longer hairs, irregularly 

 scattered throughout the basal two-thirds of the tail. 



Skull slender and long, rather narrow across maxillary and 

 cranial regions. 



