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^Ir. n. Dollman on (he Africnn Slretos 



Type. AiliiH male. B.:\r. no. 10. 5. 3. 25. 



From zaofhn tliis Abordare race may be distino:uished by 

 its shorter tail ; the rather darker colour, brownish belly, 

 and light speckling on the back are the chief colour- 

 differences which separate provocaw from true turba. 



(49) Crocidura ttirba kempi, subsp. n. 



Closely allied to provocax, paler in colour and with 

 smaller teeth. 



General proportions as in prorocnx. 



General colour olive-brown ("olive-brown"), lighter than 

 in tlie Abcrdare race and not exhibiting the silvery-grey 

 speckling to such a marked extent ; ventral surface greyer 

 ("neutral grey'^), more as in tvne fttrba. Extremities and 

 tail similar to those oi provocax. 



Skull rather smaller than that of provocax, zaodon, or 

 lakiundcE \ narrower and with rather smaller teeth, more as 

 in tnrba. 



Dimensions of the type and four other specimens (measured 

 in the flesh) : — 



Head and body. Tail. Hind foot. Ear. 

 mm. mm. mm. mm. 



6 94 50 1.5 9 



2 100 55 15 9 



$ 89 5.3 15 10-5 



2 88 56 lo-5 10-5 



Skull : dimensions of type and three adults ; — 



d Ctype). J. 2. 2. 



mm. mm. mm. mm. 



Condvlo-incisive length 22-1 22-7 23-4 22-3 



Greatest breadth 9-5 95 97 9-0 



Least interorbital breadth .... 4*9 4"9 4'9 4*7 



Len?th of palate 9o 9-3 9-8 9 8 



Postpalatal lenorth 97 105 lO-o 98 



Greatest maxillarv breadth .... 7'1 7'2 7'4 7-1 



Length of upper tooth-row 9-5 98 102 10-1 



Hab. Kirui, Mt. Elgon. Altitude 6000 feet. 



Type. Adult male. B.M. no. 10. 4. 1. 40. Original 

 number 290. Collected on September 17th, 1909, by 

 ]Mr. R. Kemp, and presented by C. D. Rudd, Esq, 



Mr. Kemp collected in all six specimens of this Elgon 

 race at altitudes of from 5000 to 6000 feet. 



Ihe rather paler colour, absence of prominent silver-grey 

 speckling, and slightly smaller skull seem to indicate that 

 this Eljion shrew should be considered as distinct from the 

 Abcrdare race. 



