320 Mr. C. I. Forsyth Major on 



Skull of the type ( ? ) : basal length 32 ; length of nasals 

 in middle line 11 '5; greatest breadth of skull across brain- 

 case 16*5. 



Type skin M. 1024 ( ? ). Caught March 18, 1896. 



Hab. Imasindrary, N.E. Betsileo ; another specimen 

 (M. 805) was obtained in a marsh west of Andraykiba lake, 

 two hours to the west of Sirab^ (Vakinankaratra district, 

 S.W. Imerina), at about 1600 metres above sea-level. 



Local name voalavorano (^*. e. water-rat) . 



2. Alicroyale Thomaai, sp. n. 



Externally very like M. Cowani^ but much larger. Colour 

 of skin as in M. Cowam Sind M. longicaudatus^ with a slightly 

 lighter tinge. Ears large. Claws of manus longer and more 

 curved than in M. Dobsoni, smaller than those of 0. gracilis ; 

 curvature as in M. Coioani. 



Type (M. 581) from Ampitamb^ forest (N.E. Betsileo), 

 July 19, 1895; a second specimen (M. 202) from Ivohi- 

 manitra forest, in the country of the Tanala of Ambohimanga, 

 Nov. 1894. 



Measurements of type : — 



Head and body 97 millim.; tail 64; manus 11 ; pes 19; 

 length of ear 19^ ; breadth of ear 14. 



Length of skull 25'5 ; breadth across maxillary zygomatic 

 processes 10*7; interorbital breadth 6. 



Second specimen : — 



Head and body 91 ; tail 62 ; manus 12 ; pes 19 ; length 

 of ear 18. 



3. Microgale Talazact, sp. n. 



Closely related to 31. Dobsoni in general external appear- 

 ance as well as in the conformation of the skull and teeth ; 

 but, besides being of much larger size, the colour of the skin 

 is darker, being dark coppery brown, the centre of the back 

 blacker. 



Type and unique specimen (M. 1293), ? , from the forest 

 of the Independent Tanala of Ikongo, in the neighbourhood 

 of Vinanitelo, one day's journey south of Fianarantsoa, 

 May 22, 1896. 



Measurements in millimetres : — 



Head and body 124 ; tail 119 ; manus 14 ; pes 23 ; length 

 of ear 16'5. 



Length of skull 33*5 ; breadth across maxillary zygo- 

 matic processes 13; interorbital breadth 6'7. 



Dedicated to the R^v. P^re Talazac, S.J., of Tandrakazo 

 (S. Betsileo). 



