524 Mr. G. DoUman on the African Shreivs 



DimeusioDs of the type and five other specimens from the 

 tvpe-locality (measured in the flesh) : — 



9 (type). $. ?. c?. 2- ?■ 



uim. mm. mm. mm. mm. mm. 



Head and body .. H5 129 127 137 140 140 



Tail 70 73 03 70 68 05 



Hind foot 19 19 18-5 20 19 19 



Ear 11 12 12 12 12 12 



Skull : dimensions of the type and three other tlioroughly 

 adult specimens : — 



5 (type). $. $. 6. 



mm. mm. mm. mm. 



Condylo-incisive length .... 298 302 31 31 



Greatest breadth 11-2 11-8 12-1 11-9 



Least iuterorbital breadth . . .5-2 5-5 5-3 5-5 



Length of palate 13 13 131 13-8 



Postpalatal length 12-7 13 133 12*7 



Greatest maxillary breadth . . 9-3 9-6 9-6 10 



Length of upper tooth-row , . 13"2 13*6 13 6 13'8 



JIab. Bibianaha, Gold Coast. 



Tijpe. Adult female. B.IM. no. 10. 8. 1. 1. 



The series of skins in the Museum Collection show an 

 extraordinary amount of variation in general colour, the 

 tint varying from dark sepia-brown in the unbleached jjclage 

 to bright reddish brown in the old faded coat. Similarly, 

 the underparts vary from light silvery grey to brownish buff. 



(6) Crocidara occidentalis nigericB, subsp. n. 



Considerably smaller than either occidentalis or spurrelli, 

 with much smaller skull. 



Hind foot less than 17 mm. in length. 



General colour (taken from spirit-specimen) appears 

 much as in occidentalis, bro\\ nish above and below, the 

 ventral surface rather paler and greyer. Backs of hands 

 and feet brown. Tail cylindrical, fairly stout, covered with 

 short dark brown hairs, rather lighter on the ventral surface ; 

 caudal bristles long and very numerous. 



Skull smaller tlian that of occidentalis or spurrelli. Teeth 

 considerably smaller. 



Dimensions of type (measured from spirit-specimen) : — 



Head and body 98 mm.; tail 67; hind foot 15*5; 

 ear 95. 



Skull : condylo-incisive length 2G ; greatest breadth lO'o ; 

 least iuterorbital breadth 5'2 ; length of palate ITS; 

 greatest maxillary breadth 8 ; length of upper tooth-row 11*5. 



