new Species of Clirysocliloils. 205 



The nose-pad at tlie sides is intermediate in shape between 

 til at of C. asiatica and C. Sclaten', and tornis a blunt angle. 

 Tlie digging portion of tlie snout is narrower and longer than 

 in the other s|)ecies. The back is pale slaty grey in colour, 

 with a greenish iridescence, while the whole of the upperside 

 of the head and the lips are yellowish grey, which becomes 

 darker above the nose-pad. The abdomen is the same colour 

 as the back. The fore and hind feet are relatively broader 

 than in most species. The fore foot has a large pad on the 

 inner side of the first digit, doubtless to facilitate dig;:^ing in 

 the sand. The fourth toe of the front foot is fairly well 

 developed. 



The skull is chiefly remarkable for the great size of the 

 posterior olfactory region. In this it differs from all other 

 known species. Whereas in all other species the interorbital 

 region is flat or concave, here it is convex. There is less of 

 a crest between the parietal and occipital regions than in 

 C. asiatica, and the projection formed by the head of the 

 malleus is smaller, though quite distinct. 



The teeth are forty in number and resemble those of 

 C. asiatica^ except in being smaller and in the relatively 

 smaller size of the first premolar and the last two molars. 

 Lower molars have no basal ledge. 



Dimensions of type : — 



Head and body 90 mm. ; hind foot (s. u.) 10"3. 



Skull: greatest length 21'3; greatest breadth 16*2 ; 

 greatest height 11'2 ; interorbital breadth 9'2; front of i' to 

 back of in^ 9 ; palate across posterior premolars 7*8. 



IJah. Port NuUoth, Caije Colony. Among the sand-dunes. 



Type. Specimen no. l0l7 in South African Museum. 



The species is named after Mr. W. E. de Winton, who 

 lias done much towards the study of South African mammals, 

 and to whom I have been indebted at different times for kind 

 assistance. 



Chrysochloris Granti, sp. n. 



Of this species I have four well-preserved skulls from 

 Garies, Namaqualand ; but the skin was unknown till I 

 discovered a specimen in the South African ^luseum without 

 locality or history, but which doubtless also comes from 

 Namaqualand. 



The nasal pad is rather small, the hard portion very short 

 and the outer soft portion very narrow at the sides. The fur 

 is extremely long, the hairs on the back being about 20 mm. 

 in length. The general colour on the back is greyish 



Ann. d- Mag. S. Hist. Ser. 7. Vol. xix. lb 



