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Dimensions of the type (the staned measurements taken in 

 ihe flesli) : — 



Forearm 28'5 mm. 



Head and body *39 ; tail *27 ; ear *9; tragus on inner 

 edge 2*6 ; third tinger, metacarpus 27, first phalanx 9 ; 

 lower leg and hind foot (c. u.) 14'5. 



bkuU : greatest length 11-1 ; basi-sinual length 8*6 ; 

 interorbital breadth 3"3 ; breadth of brain-case 5*9 ; palato- 

 sinual length 4'2 ; front of canine to back of m^ 3"6 ; front 

 of jc* to back of ni^ 2"2 ; three lower molars 2*5. 



Hah. and Type as above. 



This little bat would seem to be readily distinguishable 

 from the other small species of the genus by its pale colour 

 and uiiicuspid upper incisors. 



5. Crocidura sp. 



? . 8. Panyam, 4000'. 

 Near C. manni, Pet. 



6. Crocidura sp. 



J . 5. Panyam, 4000'. 

 ISltar C. soricuidcs, Murr. 



7. Talerillus nigerice, sp. n. 



c?. 105. Kabir, 2700'. Collected 7th June, 1910. B.M. 

 no. 11. 3. 24. 14. Ti/pe. 



A large dark specifs, with lieavily tufted tail. 



Size about as in the geographically near T. lacustris, Thos. 

 & Wrought., but colour conspicuously darker, much as in 

 T. butleri, Wrought. Top of head and dorsal area with the 

 usual gerbilline colour much darkened, cheeks and fianks 

 light sandy; belly, as usual, puie white. Light markings 

 above eyes scarcely perceptible. Ears brown. Soles witli 

 the characteristic band of hairs across them very strongly 

 marked. Tail long, heavily tufted for its terminal half, 

 the hairs of the tuft attaining 11 mm. in length, its upper 

 surface and whole of the tuft dark brown, its sides and under 

 surface proximally strong bufFy. 



Skull very like that of T. lacustris^ but slightly larger. 

 Anterior palatine foramina rather longer and bulloe a little 

 larger. 



Dimensions of the type (measured in flesh) : — 



Head and body 125 ram. ; tail 190 ; hind foot 33; ear 22. 



Skull: greatest length 37'3 J condylo-incisive length 32'2; 



