52 Mr. O. Thomas on 
Anterior incisor with a very long vertical cusp. Third 
upper unicuspid smaller than second, pressed close against 
the antero-internal side of the large premolar, behind whose 
antero-external cusp it is half hidden. 
Dimensions of the type (an adult male, in spirit) :-— 
Head and body 64 millim.; tail 31; hind foot 11; ear 
75; forearm and hand L5°6. 
Skull: basal length 18; extreme length (including incisors) 
20°6; greatest breadth 9; palate length 8°6, breadth outside 
molars 6°2; tip of 1! to tip of 24 4°9. 
Hab. Webi Shebeli, Somaliland. 
Type collected and presented by Dr. E. Donaldson Smith. 
This well-marked species is readily distinguishable by its 
small size from any known species presenting its coloration, 
which seems to be characteristic of several Hast-African 
shrews. In its general proportions it has a curious youthful 
appearance, although, as shown by its skull and feet, the 
specimen is fully adult. 
I have named this shrew in honour of its donor, Dr. Donald- 
son Smith, whose scientific explorations have already done so 
much towards increasing our knowledge of the fauna and 
flora of Somaliland. 
Crocidura (Cr.) somalica, sp. n. 
Size small, form slender. General colour above slaty grey, 
more or less variegated with brown. Belly clear grey; chin 
white. Ears whitish, very finely haired. Hands and feet 
white. ‘Tail fairly long, slender, not markedly incrassated, 
but yet thicker at its base, whence it evenly tapers to its tip ; 
pale brown above, white below, the bristles white. Lateral 
gland not visible in the type (female), but present in a second 
specimen (a male), as to whose specific identity with the 
type there can be little or no doubt. 
First upper incisor small and delicate, conspicuously 
weaker than in C. Smithdi ; second and third upper unicuspids 
approximately equal both vertically and horizontally. 
Dimensions of the type (an adult female, in spirit) :— 
Head and body (rather shrunk) 53 millim.; tail 39; hind 
foot 11°2; forearm and hand 15°6. 
Skull: basal length 16-7; extreme length (including 
incisors) 19°5; . greatest breadth 8:4; palate length 8-2, 
breadth outside molars 5:9 ; tip of ! to tip of 4 4-2. 
Hab. Webi Shebeli, Somaliland. 
Type: B.M. 93.6.30,7 ; presented and collected by Col. A. 
Paget. 
