vrw A/iuiut M<iiniiiils. 177 



Till! (lillereiicc in sixc between lliesi*. closely allie. 1 species 

 ad'urds an instance of tlie curious tendency of Cliiroptera to 

 sort themselves into couples, a I;iri;<'r and a smaller form oF 

 so UKiny different ;^ioups lieiii^- often found, :is in this case, 

 inhabiting the same locality. 



Crociilura goUath, sp. n. 



A rou^^li-liaired species, the largest of the p^cnu-. 



Size very large, exceeding considerably that of l\ichi/ur<t 

 Civrufeti and twice as large as C. Manni, the largf^st known 

 AVest-Afi ican species. Fur coarse, long and loose, sparse 

 and of different lengths, quite dilTrent from the close even 

 coat of most shrews ; the shorter hairs on the back 12-13 mm. 

 long, the longer ones attaining 17 mm. General colour 

 above sepia-brown, a certain number of whitish hairs inter- 

 mixed, giving a hoary appearance. Head darker brown. 

 Under surface little lighter than U|)pcr, near " broccoli- 

 brown," suffused on the throat, axilhc, and groins with "raw 

 umber.^' Upper surface of liamls and feet dark brown, 

 almost blackish on the metatarsals. Tail blackish, the 

 terminal inch white in two specimens out of tiiree, well- 

 clothed both with the usual coat of sIkhI hairs and the long 

 bristles on the basal third. Lateral gland large, at centre of 

 Hank, its hairs iioar " hair-brown. '* 



iSkull of the usual proportions, but immensely larger than 

 that of any other known shrew. Sagittal and lambdoid 

 crests highly developed; surfaces covered by the masseteric 

 muscle, both on upper and lower jaws, peculiarly roughened 

 and sculptured, probably less so in younger specimens. 



Teeth quite normal, the two posterior unicuspids subcquil, 

 about half the size of the anterior. 



Dimensions of the type (measured as a spirit-specimen 

 before skinning:) : — 



Head and body 155 mm. ; tail 109; hind foot 26 ; ear 15. 



JSlvull : greatest length 39*3; basal length 3t] ; greatest 

 breadth anteriorly 13 2; breadth j)osteriorly 15"-1; inter- 

 orbital constriction 7*1 ; palate length 1'.^; front of incisors 

 to back of i)C 18'5, front of //' to back of //*' 101 ; length of 

 lower tooth-row from tip of incisors 10 0. 



J/iil>. Efulen, Cameroons. 



Ti/pe. Old male. B..M. no. 5. 10. 28. 2. Collected by 

 Mr. (j. L. liates. Three specimens examined. 



This immense shrew, the largest yet discoverel, will bo 

 readily recognized by its size and peculiar harsh loose fur. 



