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121. Crocidura rubicunda. The Pareshndth Shrew. 



Crocidura (Pachvura) nibicunda, Anderson, J. A. S. B. xlvi, pt. •!, 

 p. 277 (1877) f id. Cat. p. 190. 



Upper teeth 18, Size moderate. Snout long, pointed, hairy. 

 Ears large, round, very sparsely haired ; rather long white hairs 

 oil the Haps. Feet slender, covered with short, neai'Iy white hairs. 

 Tail slightly swollen at the base, round, and rather thinly clad 

 with longish pale yellow, almost white liairs, long wliile hairs being 

 intermingled. Fur rather long and soft. Lateral glaud small, but 

 distinct. 



Fig. 67. — Auterior upper teeth of Croriflura rubicunda. (Dobson, Mon. Ins., 

 unpubUshed.) 



No tubercle inside the basal cusp of the anterior upper incisor. 

 First premolar largely visible from outside, between the canine and 

 second preniolar. 



Colour pale rusty fawn above, grey suffused with fawn below, 

 all the basal portions of the hairs dark slaty ; muzzle, ears, feet, 

 and tail pale yellowish. 



Dimensions of an adult female : snout to vent 3'4 inches, tail 

 2-3, hind foot U-64, height of ear 0-33, length of skull 0-93. 



Distrihution, The only known locality is Pareshnath hill, east of 

 Hazaritfigh, in Bengal. 



This species is very nearly allied to C. bidiana, but differs in 

 having much smaller and shorter feet. The above description, like 

 the last, is taken from Anderson's and Dobsou's notes. 



122, Crocidura leucogenys. The ivJiite-cheel-ed Shreiv. 

 Crocidura leucogeiiys, Dobsvii, A. M. N. H. ser. 6, i, p. 428 (1888). 



Upper teeth 18, Size moderate. Snout hairy. Ears nearly 

 naked. Feet hairy above ; claws of moderate size. Tail thick, 

 gradually tapering, covered with hair of moderate length, with 

 longer hairs interspersed. Fur short. A large lateral gland. 



The upper canine and second premolar are only separated by a 

 short interval outside, through which a portion of the first pre- 

 molar is visible, No inner process to basal cusp of first upper 

 incisor. 



Colour light sandy rufescent brown above, whitish grey below. 

 Cheeks pale-coloured. Hair nearly the same colour throughout, 



