belonging to the Genus Crocidura. 



G9 



Group 7 {beirce and hirta). 



Size medium to fixirly small. Colour above dull coffee-brown, bright 

 reddish bull', greyish buff, or dull chocolate; ventral surface light 

 grey, rather distinctly marked off frum the brownish flanks. Second 

 and third upper unicuspids about equal in size. 



(25) Crocidura beirce, sp. n. 



Intermediate in size heiw een fiuvescens and hirta. 



Colour rather duller than mflavescens, above dark coffee- 

 brown (" sepia '^ mottled with "neutral grey"), a shade 

 darker than in the new unbleached coat of Jiavescens ; the 

 "worn pelage is not markedly different, rather longer and 

 paler in colour (near "raw umber '■"), not nearly so bright in 

 tint as in hirta or Jiavescens. Flanks rather greyer than 

 back, the brown colour passing fairly abruptly into the pale 

 grey of the ventral surface. Belly darker than in /iavescens, 

 in the new pelage " smoke-grey/'' more buffy in the older 

 phase, near " buffy brown." Backs of hands and feet dirty 

 white or brownish. Tail long, rather more finely haired 

 than in either fiavescetis or hirta, dark blackish brown above, 

 brownish buff below ; bristle-hairs fairly numerous, white in 

 colour. 



Skull markedly smaller than that of Jiavescens, but larger 

 than in hirta. Interorbital region rather narrow and more 

 parallel-sided. Teeth like those of Jiavescens in general 

 shape, but much smaller. 



Dimensions of the type and three topotypes (measured 

 in the flesh) : — 



Head and body. Tail. Hind foot. Ear. 



mm. mm. mm. mm. 



cJ (type). Beira 103 55 16 lO'S 



cJ. „ .... 106 62 15 11 



J. „ .... 107 55 16 11 



cJ . „ .... 97 50 15-5 10 



Skulls of type and three topotypes : — 



J (type), d. . d- 6- 



mm, mm. mm. mm. 



Condylo-incisive length 25-3 24-5 25-3 25 



Givatest breadth 107 106 107 106 



Least interorbital breadth 4-6 4-8 4-6 4-8 



Length of palate 105 10-2 106 10-5 



Postpalatal length 11-2 10-9 11 11 



Greatest maxillary breadth 7-8 79 7-9 7*9 



Median depth of brain-case 6*8 6-7 6'7 6*8 



Length of upper tooth-row 10-9 10-6 11 10-9 



