helonging to the Genus Crocidura. 133 



There seems little doubt that this race is very close to the 

 Nairobi one, differing only in the rather browner tint of the 

 pelage and slightly smaller skull. 



(48) Crocidura turba provocax, Thos. 



Crocidura iurha provocax, Thomas, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) vol. vi. 

 p. 112 (1910). 



Allied to zaodon, but with shorter tail, about equal to that 

 of turba. 



Size of body and hind foot as in turba. 



Colour of dorsal surface slightly darker than in the 

 Rhodesian form, more as in zaodon, dark blackish brown 

 {" fuscous " mixed with black), finely speckled with silvery 

 and yellowish grey ; ventral surface considerably browner, 

 "without the distinct silver-grey Avash found in turba. Backs 

 of hands and feet dirty brown. Tail as short as in turba, 

 dark blackish brown above, a shade lighter below ; caudal 

 bristles fairly numerous, light grey in colour. 



Skull rather broader than that of turba, but exactly the 

 same in general build, the sagittal and lambdoidal sutures 

 meeting in quite the same manner. Teeth slightly heavier, 

 the large second incisor not so long horizontally. 



Dimensions of the type and seven other specimens from 

 the type-locality (measured in the flesh) : — 



6 (type). 6. S. c?. 6. ?. ?. $. 



mm. mm. mm. mm. mm, mm. mm. mm. 



Head and bodv . . 96 99 101 87 96 85 92 93 



Tail ' 51 49 49 45 49 48 . . 49 



Hind foot 15-5 14-5 15-5 15-o 15-5 lo-o 14-o 15-5 



Ear 10-5 8-5 8-5 10-5 10-6 10 9-5 9-5 



Skull : dimensions of the type and five other adults : — 



c?(type). S. 6. $. $. $. 



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



Condylo-incisiTe length 24-2 236 24 24-2 24-5 23-8 



Greatest breadth lO'S 10-2 lOl lO'l 99 10-2 



Least interorbital breadth 5 5 5 4'8 5 4*9 



Length of palate 9-8 9-8 10 10-2 10-2 9-6 



Postpalatal length 10-6 10'4 10-5 10-4 10'9 10'8 



Greatest maxillary breadth 7"6 7'4 7'3 7*4 7-5 7*4 



Length of upper tooth-row 10'4 10-3 10-5 lO-o 10-6 10-1 



The sexes in provocax would not appear to differ from 

 each other as regards size. 



Hab. Aberdare Mts., British East Africa. Altitude 

 11,000 feet. 



Ann. & Mag. N. Hist. Ser. 8. Vol. xvi. 10 



