390 Mr. G. S. Miller on neio 



Crocidura russula cintrce, subsp. n. 



Type.— Mu\t male (skin and sknll). B.M. no. 98. 2. 2. 11. 

 Collected at Cintra, near Lisbon, Portugal, January ^Q, 1896, 

 by Oldfield Thomas. Original number 47. 



Diagnosis. — Smaller than true Crocidura russula (hind 

 foot li'4-12*2 mm. instead of 11*7-14 ; condylo-basal length 

 of skull 17-8-19-2 instead of 18-20-4) ; colour dark and 

 rich, in striking contrast with the pallid tints of the Spanish 

 G. r.jndchra, Cabrera, and with a strong coppery lustre rarely 

 indicated in the typical race. 



Colour. — Type : upperparts between the mars- brown and 

 russet of Ridgway, very faintly darker along middle of back, 

 the hairs everywhere with metallic coppery and silvery 

 reflections. Underparts and feet pale wood- brown. Tail a 

 dull indefinite broccoli-brown, darker above than below. 



Skull and teeth. — Except for their smaller size the skull 

 and teetii resemble those of true russula. 



Measurements. — Type : head and body 64 mm. ; tail 33 ; 

 hind foot 11*4; ear 8*6: skull, condylo-basal length 18; 

 width of brain-case 9 ; depth of brain-case 4*8 ; mandible 

 (including incisors) 11*8 ; upper tooth-row 8'6. 



Specimens examined. — Eleven, all from the type locality. 



Remarks. — In its small size the Cinti-a shrew agrees with 

 the Spanish race, but the colour is conspicuously darker. 

 The skins show no specially noteworthy variations, thougli 

 in. a few individuals the fur is less glossy than usual. Taken 

 as a whole the series is about as dark as in French and 

 Belgian russula ; but the peculiar coppeiy lustre is highly 

 characteristic of the Portuguese form. 



Crocidura cyrnensis, sp. n. 



Type. — Adult male (in alcohol). B.M. no. 6. 3. 14. 1. 

 Bastia, Corsica. Collected and presented by E. R. Southwell, 



Esq. 



Diagnosis. — Smaller than the Sicilian Crocidura caudata 

 (hind foot 12-12*4 mm. instead of 14 mm.) ; tail relatively 

 about as long as in caudata^ but not unusually thickened (its 

 ratio to head and body about 70, its diameter at middle 2 mm. 

 instead of 3 mm.). 



Colour. — Upperparts broccoli-brown slightly washed with 

 sepia, the slate-grey bases of the hairs showing through at 

 surface and producing a general effect nearly the drab of 

 Rido'way. Most of the hairs with faint silvery retlections in 

 certain lights. Underparts and feet light smoke-grey. 



