r)12 ^Ir. G. DoUnian on the African Shreion 



numerous, evenly distributed throughout nearly the whole 

 length of the tail. 



Skull about equal in length to that of the Fort Hall 

 species, brain-case equally flat but narrower. Teeth similar, 

 second and third upper unicuspids almost equal iu size. 



Dimensions of the type (in spirit) : — 



Head and body 53 mm. ; tail 40 ; hind foot 11'2. 



Skull : eondylo-incisive length iy-4 ; greatest breadth 8'6 ; 

 least interorbital breadth 4 ; length of palate 7"8 ; post- 

 palatal length 8*5 ; greatest maxillary breadth 5-8; median 

 depth of brain-case 4'2 ; length of upper tooth-row 8'5. 



Hah. AVebi Shebeli, Somaliland. 



Type. Adult female. B.:\[. no. 93. 6. 30. 7. 



In addition to the type, there is in the Collection a male 

 specimen, collected near the type-locality, ^Yllich agrees very 

 closely in general body- and skull-dimeiisious. 



(101) Crocidura crossei, Thos. 



Crocidum crossei, Tlioiu.as, Ann. & Mai>-. Xat. Tlist. {C<) vol. xvi. p. 53 

 (1805). 



A member of the hildeyardeoi group. 



About equal in size to somalica, but with longer tail. 

 Fur rather short, hairs of back 3-4 mm. i:i length. 



Colour (from spirit-specimen) slaty grey tinged with 

 brown, paler and greyer below. Lateral glands whitish. 

 Backs of hands and feet dirty brownish buff; digits rather 

 paler, almost white. Tail long and fairly stout, finely 

 haired, brownish grey above, dirty white below ; bristle-hairs 

 numerous, evenly distributed throughout nearly the whole 

 length. 



Skull about equal iu length to that of somallca, braiii-ease 

 equally flat but narrower. Teeth a trifle smaller, upper 

 unicuspids narrower. 



Dimensions of the type (in spirit) : — 



Head and body 60 mm. ; tail 51 ; hind foot 12 ; ear 7'5. 



Skull : eondylo-incisive length 19*3; greatest breadth 8*2 ; 

 least interorbital breadth 3*7 ; length of palate 81 ; post- 

 palatal length 8"9 ; greatest maxillary breadth 5'6 ; mediun 

 depth of brain-case 4*3 ; length of upper tooth-row 8'3. 



Hub. Asaba, 150 miles up the Niger. 



Type. Adult male. B.M. no. 95. 5. 3. 4. 



