23S Mr. 0. Tliomas on 



hind claws rather longer than fore. Tail well provided witli 

 bristle-hairs, greyish brown abovej little lighter below ; its 

 base jMobably incrassated, though on the dried skin this 

 point cannot be positively ascertained. 



Teeth of medium stoutness. Upper unicuspids not very 

 broad, the last one without a notch behind. 



Dimensions of the type (measured on the skin) : — 



Head and body 83 mm. ; tail 47 ; hind foot (s. u.) 14. 



Length of upper tooth-row 10"I ; i^ to 2^^ O'l. 



Hub. Usanibara, German East Africa. 



Ti/pe. B.M. no. 99. 6. 25. 1. Purchased. 



Tliis species appears to be rehited to C. Ilindei in size and 

 proportions of tail and teeth, but it ditfers by its browner 

 colour and much shorter fur. 



Crocidura fumosa, sp. n. 



Size about as in C. Hindei, but feet and tail proportionally 

 longer. Fur long and crisp; hairs of back 5'5-6 mm. in 

 length. General colour above dark smoky greyish brown 

 (as daik as " grey No. 3," but niaikedly browner), darkening 

 nearly to black on the rump. Under surface similar, scarcely 

 paler. Lateral gland small and inconspicuous, its hairs dark 

 brown. Upper surface of hands and feet broM^n ; hind claws 

 longer than fore. Tail rather long, cylindrical, not incras- 

 sated at base, well provided with bristle-hairs ; uniformly 

 blackish brown above and below. 



Skull as in C. Hindei^ teeth rather lighter, and the uni- 

 cuspids less overlapping, but tliere is considerable variation 

 in this respect. 



Dimensions of the type (measured in the flesh) : — 



Head and body 82 mm. ; tail 57 ; hind foot 15 ; ear 10. 



Skull: condylo-incisive lengtli 22; greatest breadth 10 ; 

 length of upper tooth-row 9*4 ; i^ to p^ 4'9. 



Dimensions of a specimen in spirit : — 



Head and body 71 mm.; tail 50; hind foot 14*2. 



Hab. (of type). Western slope of Mt. Kenya, 2600 m. 

 Other specimens from Machakos and Fort Hall (Uinde)y 

 Kandi and Kakamega {Jackson), and Lagari {Betton). 



Type. Male. B.M. no. 0. 2. 1. 8. Collected 18 September, 

 1899, by H. J. Mackinder. Four specimens. 



This species, which is evidently widely spread in East 

 Africa, is readily recognizable by its dark smoky colour and 

 dark underside. From C. nigrofusca, Matsch., it differs by 

 its much shorter tail. 



Crocidura Jacksoni, sp. n. 

 Decidedly smaller than C. fumosa. Fur close and fine ; 



