37fi Ml", (t. nolliiian on the African Sfireios 



streak of short whitish hairs. Hands ami feet dirty buff. 

 Tail more hairy than in hil(h'gnrde(e, caudal l)ristle-hairs 

 prey anil numerous ; above brownish grey, dirty bnlf or 

 whitish below. 



Skull like a small edition of that of fttmosa, brain-case 

 not quite so broad proportionally ; interorbital region thick. 

 Teeth smaller than iu fumosa ; third upper unicuspid a 

 trifle broader in transverse section than second ; in the type 

 these two teeth are almost equal in size, the second being 

 triangular in section and the tliird a trifle longer and heart- 

 shaped. 



Dimensions of the type (taken from the dry skin) : — 



Head and body 73 mm. ; tail 51 ; hind foot (moistened) 

 13. 



The dimensions of the tail and hind foot of three topo- 

 tvpes in the collection are respectively 45, 47, 48 mm. — 

 13-5, 12-5, 12. 



Skull of type and two topotypes : — 



$ (type). 5 (topotype). (Topotype). 



nun. mm. mm. 



Condvlo-iucisive length 211 207 21 



(ireatest breadih 9-2 9-1 9 



Least iuteroibital breadth 44 45 4'.5 



Length of palate 8o 8-5 8.5 



Postpiilatal leng-th 9-6 9 89 



Greatt^st maxillary breadth G"5 C'6 65 



Median breadth of brain-case .... 5'.3 5'2 52 



Leuyrth of upper tooth-row 9"2 9'2 9"4 



Hab. Ravine Station, British East Africa. 

 Type. Adult female. B.M. no. 99. 8. 4. 27. 



(89) Crocidiirajachsoni amalce, subsp. n. 



Closely allied to jacksoni, but distinguished by its darker 

 colour and the entire absence of the silvery-grey mottling so 

 conspicuous in the Ravine form. 



Size rather less, hind foot 12 mm. in length. 



Colour of dorsal surface dark brownish finely speckled 

 with pale buff^ the general effect as in " mummy-brown " 

 mixed with " sepia '^ ; flanks paler, the brownish tint passing 

 more abruptly into the light grey of the ventral surface. 

 Backs of hands and feet a shade darker than in jncksoni. 

 Tail equally hairy ; distinctly bicoloured, dark brown above, 

 white below. 



Skull rather smaller and narrower than in jacksoni ; 



