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ened by a malar bone, as it is in the Hedgehog. The squamosal is traversed by a vertical 

 venous canal, through which a bristle is passed on the right side. The alisphenoid is pierced 

 lengthwise by an ecto-carotid canal. The basisphenoid expands to form the floor of the tym- 

 panic cavity. The superoccipital and parietal crests are well developed. 



Presented by Sir Stamford Raffles, P.Z.S. 



Family Soricidte (Shrews). 



Genus Amphisorex. 

 Dental formula : i ~, p *=J, m g=40. 



2398. The skeleton of a Shrew (Amphisorex rmticus). 



There is no malar bone, nor any zygomatic processes of the squamosal or maxillary. The 

 radius and ulna are closely united, and the fibula appears as a slender process ascending from 

 the middle of the tibia. 



The vertebral formula is: 7 cervical, 14 dorsal, 6 lumbar, 3 sacral, and 15 caudal. 



Purchased. 

 Genus Hydrosorex. 



2399. The skull of the Black or Water Shrew (Hydrosorex fodiens). Hunterian. 



Genus Myogalea. 



2400. The skull of the Desman or Musk Shrew (Myogalea moschatd). Hunterian. 



Family Talpida (Moles). 

 Genus Chrysochloris. 



Dental formula :-i ^, p ^, m ^=40*. 



2401. The skull of the Cape Mole or Chrysochlore (Chrysochloris capensis). 



The cranium is remarkable for its resemblance to that of a bird, not only in its thin smooth 



* The premolars and molars are here determined by their shape, not by their mode of development, 

 which is unknown. 



