neia Bornean Mamvialia. 343 



Tupaia ferruginea longipes, subsp. n. 



Hind feet conspicuously longer than in the typical 

 Sumatran form. General colour less ferruginous above, but 

 more so below ; the shoulder-streak also, instead of being 

 yellowish or whitish, is rich rufous. Upperside of tail con- 

 colorous with the back, instead of being markedly greyer. 



Skull and teeth apparently as in the typical subspecies. 



Dimensions of the type (a skin) : — 



Head and body 192 millim. ; tail 190 ; hind foot 48"5. 



Hah. N.W. Borneo. Coll. H. Low, 1876. 



This long-footed form of T. ferruginea has been long- 

 known to me, and, as all the further specimens from the same 

 region fully agree with Mr. Low's example, I take the 

 present opportunity of describing it, and am only doubtful 

 whether it should be described as a species or subspecies. 

 The specimen which, on account of its having been the first 

 collected, I have selected as the type, has no exact locality, 

 but others since sent home by Messrs. Hose and Everett show 

 the same elongate feet and define more precisely the range of 

 the subspecies. Thus, there is a skin from Spitang, opposite 

 Labuan [Everett), with a hind foot 48 millim, in length, one 

 from Baram [Hose) of exactly the same length, and, finally, 

 Mr. Everett has sent a full-grown male in spirit from Sarawak 

 which presents the following dimensions : — Head and body 

 215 millim., tail 210, hind foot 52'5. The type specimen of 

 T. ferruginea typica has a hind foot of only 42 millim., and 

 this length does not appear to be exceeded by any other of 

 our Sumatran or Malaccan examples. 



It seems probable that this form represents T. ferruginea 

 throughout Sarawak and Northern Borneo, and perhaps over 

 the whole island, as I have seen no Bornean specimens of 

 the usual Sumatran type. 



Crocidura [Pachyura) Hosei, sp. n. 



Size very small, scarcely exceeding that of the minute 

 Indian species C. Perotteti, Hodgsonij &c., and belonging 

 evidently to the same group, which lias not hitherto been 

 recorded from the Malay region. Fur close, crisp, and 

 velvety. Colour deep smoky grey, finely grizzled with 

 whitish ; belly rather paler ; ears, feet, and tail dark brown. 

 Tail very short and slender, closely haired, with a few longisli 

 hairs as usual scattered among the shorter ones. 



Anterior part of first incisor short and thick ; posterior cusp 

 about equal in size to one of the two posterior unicuspids ; 



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