MAMMALS FROM NVKSTERX CHIXA. 165 



11, SOREX WARDI. 



Thos. Abstr. P. Z. S. 11)11, p. 3 (Fel). 14). 

 (^.2230. Tau-cliovv, Kan-su. 9000'. 25 March, 1910. B.M. 

 No. 11.2.1.46. Tyioe. 



Like *S'. bedfordice, but paler and with smaller brain-case. 



Essential characters as in *S'. bedfordice. Hairs of back 5"6 mm. 

 in length. Colour paler, the general colour of the body nearly 

 approaching " drab," and the tips of the hairs of the under surface 

 drabby white, markedly contrasting with their slaty bases ; a line 

 of demarcation pei'ceptible on sides. Dark dorsal streak well 

 mai-keil, more so than in average S. bedfordice. Hands, feet, a,nd 

 underside of tail brownish white, the tail much more sharply 

 bicolor than in bedfordice. 



Skull with the bi-ain-case much smaller, and, especially, lower 

 than in S. bedfordice, its length 4'5 mm. as compared with about 

 5"5 in average specimens of that animal. Unicuspids subequal 

 tliroughout, the fourth slightly the smallest. Dental pigment- 

 ation moderate. 



Dimensions of the type : — 



Head and body 53 mm. ; tail 49 ; hind foot 12 ; ear 8. 



Skull: condylo-basal length 17, greatest breadth 8"2 ; upper 

 tooth-series 7"4 ; front of p* to back of m^ 3"7. 



Hab. and Type as above. 



The paler colour, slightly shorter skull-length, and smaller and 

 much lower brain-case will readily distinguish this Kan-su striped 

 Shrew from its Sze-chwan ally. 



I have named it in honour of Mr. F. Kingdon Ward, one of 

 Mr. Anderson's assistants during the expedition. 



12. SORICULUS MACRURUS Blanf. 



S. 2493. 2. 2503. Omi-san. 9500'. 

 Agrees closely with Blanford's type from Darjiling. 



13. SORICULUS SACRATUS. 



Thos. Abstr. P. Z. S. 1911, p. 4 (Feb. 14). 



S. 2442, 2451, 2476. $. 2452, 2477, 2485. Omi-san. 

 6000'. 



A small species allied to ;S'. ccmdatus ; tail rather shorter than 

 head and body. 



Size smaller than in any described species. Form light and 

 delicate. Fiu^ fine, velvety ; hairs of back about 4*5 mm. in 

 length. General colour near " slate-grey," varying in some 

 specimens towards brown. Under surface paler, glossy "smoke- 

 grey," varying towards " broccoli-brown." Hands and feet pale 

 brown. Tail a little shorter than the head and body, about as in 

 S. caudatus., brown above, glossy whitish below. 



Skull markedly smaller than that of S. ccmdatus, especially in 

 the size of the brain-case, the facial part, with the tooth-series, 

 being nearly as long as in the allied form. Teeth as in S. cavdcctus ; 

 distinguished fiom those of the last species by the tooth-i'ows 



