belonging to the Genus Crociclura. 525 



llah. Asaba, 150 miles up the Niger. 



7yy>»e. Adult male. H.M. no. 95. 5. 3. 2. Presented and 

 collected by Dr. W, H. Crosse. 



The very much snuilUr skull ami teeth immediately sepa- 

 rate this I'orm from occidentalism spnrretli, and cara. It is 

 distinguished from the Liberian biittihoferi i)y its much 

 longer tail and from the otlicr Liberian species, schweitzeri, 

 by its rather longer tail and larger skull. 



(7) Crocidura occidenlalis cara, subsp, n. 



A long-tailed form with large hind feet and fairly long 

 skull, allied to schiceitzeri. 



General colour rather dark, about as in " fuscous" mixed 

 with "mummy-brown''; ventral surface greyer, but very 

 little lighter ("deep neutral grey" washed with " wood- 

 brown"), hairs of belly with grey bases and dull buff tips. 

 Backs of liands and feet brown. Tail long, dark brown 

 in colour, a shade lighter underneath ; caudal bristles 

 numerous. 



Skull rather large with long palate and fairly large teeth. 



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



Head and body 106 mm. ; tail G5*5 ; hind loot 18 ; 

 ear 12. 



Skull (occipital region broken) : length from basioccipital 

 suture to front of incisors 22"G ; ])Ostcrior border of lamb- 

 doidal crest to front of incisors 26*7 ; greatest breadth 1 13 ; 

 least interorbital breadth 5*5 ; length of palate 12*3 ; greatest 

 maxillary breadth 8'9 ; length of upper tooth-row 13. 



Hab. Jala, Sierra Leone. 



Type. Adult male. Original number 9. Collected by 

 R. II. Bunting, Esq. 



Mr. Bunting obtained two further specimens of this new 

 shrew on Mt. Barclay, Liberia, both very like the type in 

 general colour and proportions. 



In the spirit-collection there is a further specimen which 

 may be referred to this form, collected by Canon F. C. 

 Smith in Sierra Leone. The following measurements are 

 taken from these three specimens : — 



Ilend and n< -i 

 body, 



mm. mm. 



cJ . Liberia lO-j (Mj 



d". Liberia 94 67 



cf . Sierra Leone . 103 70 



The larger size of the hind foot and longer tail distin^-uish 

 this form from schwcitzeri and biitULuferi, 



