Bornean and Sumalrun Mammals. 2i7 



Hob. Saiap, Mount Kina Balu. Coll. A. Everett, 

 October 1895. 



This Bornean representative of the genus was first dis- 

 covered on Mount Kina Balu by Mr. John Whitehead in 

 1888*; but his specimen being rather imperfect, and little 

 material being then available, I did not at that date distin- 

 guish it from the Himalayan water-shrew, only noting its 

 smaller size. Now, however, that Mr. Everett has sent two 

 further examples of it, while the Museum has been enriched, 

 thanks to the generosity of Mr. W. T. Blanford, by four 

 Sikim specimens of Ch. himalaicus, I am enabled to make a 

 comparison between the two forms on a fairly secure basis. 



The Japanese water-shrew, Chimarrogale platycephala, i3 a 

 still larger species, the hind foot of a specimen before me 

 measuring 25'5 millim. 



It is curious that while our European water-shrew (Xfeomys] 

 fodiens) varies so remarkably in colour, the analogous 

 forms of the other parts of the world (Neosorex and Atophyrax 

 in America, Chimarrogale in Asia) should be so locally 

 constant. 



Crocidura (Croc.) baluensis, sp. n. 



Allied to G. fuliginosa, as determined by Dobson, with 

 which it shares the nearly complete suppression of the long 

 hairs on the tail, but very much larger, with longer, softer, 

 and more smoky-coloured fur. Fur of back about 8 millim. 

 in length. General colour deep uniform smoky grey, the 

 muzzle and the tops of the hands and feet darker brown. 

 Under surface little lighter than upper, the hairs slaty grey 

 for four fifths of their length, their tips pale brown. Tail 

 about equal to the body without the head, closely haired and 

 almost or quite without longer bristle-hairs, deep brown 

 throughout. Lateral gland large, 8*5x4 millim. in an adult 

 male, placed about its own length behind the elbow, and 

 almost exactly covered by the hand when the fore limb is 

 directed backwards. 



Upper incisors of median size, their points in about the 

 same line as those of the second incisor and large premolar. 

 Second and third unicuspids about equal in height, the latter 

 rather the larger in area. Last premolar and first two molars 

 deeply hollowed out posteriorly. Upper edge of large lower 

 incisors sinuous. 



* Cf. P. Z. S. 1889, p. 229. 



t Neomys, Kaup, antedates Crossopus, Wagl. See ' Zoologist,' 1898, 

 p. 102. 



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