belonging to the Genus Ciocidura. 573 



some wnys iutorniodiatc 1)etwccn wya«*^aii(l mrurte. There 

 is not, liowcvcr, sutrieicTit evidence to hand to show that 

 iii/iniS(P }i;radually l)eroines paler as it {ijcts farther north, 

 and, taking into consideration the (lorifina-\\ke characters of 

 siin/rip, it seems best to regard this latter form as a distinct 

 species. 



Group o (doriaia anA Jtavescens) . 



Size larcTR. Colour above dull bro^\'nish red, bright rufous brown, or 

 yellowisli brown ; ventral surfarn pale prey, distinctly niMrkfd off 

 from hrown-tintcd flanks; tail wliitish below. Second and third 

 upper ui\icuspids about equal in size. 



(21) Crocidura dorinna, Dobs. 



Crocidura doriana, Dobson, Ann. Mu3. St. Nat. Gonova, iv, p. /;64 



(1R87). 



Size about as in nyansa, but richer coloured, witli much 

 paler imd greyer underparts more distinctly marked off 

 from the dorsal surface ; tail bicoloured. 



General proportions much as in the nyansce group. 

 Colour of doFsal surface rich reddish brown (varies frcjm 

 "auburu" to "pale ciujiamon-brown'"') ; flanks scarcely 

 paler, sharply marked off from the greyish-white belly ; 

 liairs of belly slate-grey, with long white tips, the general 

 effect much paler than in any of the nyansce group. Backs 

 of hands and feet brownish white. Tail brown above, lighter 

 below, where the hairs, especially in the basal region, are 

 almost white. Spirit-specimens of doriana show that the 

 tail is very much thicker, blunter, and more hairy than iu 

 nyansce, in this respect agreeing \\\i\i jlax^escens. 



Skull larger than in Jlarescens, averaging slightly smaller 

 than iu nyansce. Tooth-row a trifle shorter ; teeth similar in 

 shape. 



Dimensions (as given by Dobson) : — 



Head and body 1 02 Oo 



Tail '. 73 oT 



Hind foot 16 5 18 



In the ^Museum Collection is a series from Adis Abeba in 

 which the hind foot is given by the collector as from 17 to 

 20 mm. in length. A spirit-specimen from the same locality 

 has the following body-measurements : — Head and body 

 112 mm. ; tail Gba ; hind foot 185 ; ear 11. 



