344 MISS DOROTHY M. A. BATE OX TUE [DeC. 1, 



spines. Tliey fed well on bread and milk, hard-boiled eggs, and 

 small pieces of raw meat. A Cypriote told me that in summer 

 hedgehogs ai-e often found in the vineyards, where they feed on 

 the grapes, which they would have no difficulty in reaching, for 

 in Cyprus the vines are not trained on poles, but are every year 

 cut back, only a short stump being left, so that the grapes may 

 often be seen lying on or almost touching the ground. The accom- 

 panying photograph (text-fig. 43, p. 343) is of a young animal 

 taken shortly after its capture. 



Erinaceus europceus is included in the list of mammals given by 

 linger and Kotschy *, but this name, no doubt, was meant to 

 apply to E. auritus, which appears to be the only species of hedge- 

 hog found in the island. 



9. Crocidura russula cypria, subsp. n. 



The Shrew obtained undoubtedly belongs to what may be 

 termed the C. russida-gromp. Taking that from Western Europe 

 as the typical form, it will be found that races intermediate 

 between it and the one from Cyprus occur in different parts of 

 the Continent. It is therefore proposed to distinguish the 

 Cypriote Shrew by the above subspecific name, denoting the 

 habitat of this island race. It differs considerably from typical 

 specimens, from which it may be readily recognised by the 

 following characters : — Size and general build slighter, approaching 

 that of C. whitakeri de Winton, from Morocco t ; skull smaller, tail 

 longer, and average length of fur much shorter, this being parti- 

 cularly marked in the summer coat. 



The three examples procured are all females — one, caught in 

 March, being in winter coat, while the other two, caught in July, 

 show the lighter-coloui-ed and shorter summer fur. The following 

 measurements (in millimetres) were taken in the flesh, and those 

 of a specimen from Liege in the collection of the British Museum 

 are given for comparison : — 



„ , , , Tail. Hind foot. Ear. 



No.66(5') 58 46-5 11 9 



No. 71 (2) 60 41 11 9 



No. Ill (2 type) 60 43 12-5 10 



Specimen from Liege ( 2 ) ... 79 37 12*5 — 

 (B.M. No. 95.1.1J1.) 



Only one skin (No. Ill) is accom23anied by a skull, though 

 several portions of skulls found in the earth of a cave in the 

 Kerynia Hills are, in every respect, similar to the recent one. 

 This last measiu^es 19 mm. in extreme length and 9 mm. in 

 breadth, whilst the corresponding measurements of the skull 

 belonging to the specimen from Liege mentioned above are 

 21 mm. and 9"5 mm. respectively. 



* Op. cit. 



t Proc. Zool. Soc. 1897, p. 954, 



