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Air. G. Dollman on the African Slire%os 



General colour of upper parts considerably paler than in 

 zophni, near " Saccardo's umber" mixed with "Front's 

 brown," the brownish tint chanf;ing on the lower flanks 

 ratlier abruptly into the greyish wliite of the belly ; ventral 

 surface '* li^ht greyish olive," i)aler than in nyansa ov zaphiri, 

 almost as pale as in doriana, but more silvery. Lateral gland 

 white. Backs of hands and feet brownish. Tail dark 

 brownish above and below, bristle-hairs long and fairly 

 numerous, evenly distributed over the basal two-thirds. 



Skull smaller and narrower than that of nyansoe. Teeth 

 like those of zaphiri, third upper unieuspid larger in trans- 

 verse section than the second. Basal cusp of anterior upper 

 incisors quite small, as in zaphiri, doriana, and the nyansa 

 group. 



Dimensions of five specimens from Gixa, Egypt (two 

 measured in the flesh and the others preserved in spirit) : — 



Skulls :— 



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mm. mm. mm. mm. mm. mm. 



Condylo-incisive length 28-5 29 28 28 28 27-3 



Greatef-t breadth 11-8 11-8 12 11-9 118 11-2 



Lea.st interorbital breadth . . 5-5 5-3 5 5-3 5 6 



Length of palate 12-7 12-7 121 119 12-5 12 



rostpaliital leng-th 12 12-o 11-7 12-2 12*1 Uo 



Greatest maxillarv breadth . . 89 9*2 89 89 8-9 8 8 



Median depth of brain-ca<e . . 67 64 6-3 62 6-2 63 



Length of upper tooth-row . . 13-1 129 127 12-5 121* 125 



Hab. Egypt. 



The much paler arid yellower colour and less hairy tail 



immediately distinguish this Egyptian shrew from the 

 Abyssinian zaphiri. 



* Tips of incisors worn off. 



