492 ZOOLOGICAL RESULTS OF THE EUWENZOEI EXPEDITIOjS'. 



[Examples of this Shrew were caught between 7000 ft. and 12,500 ft. They 

 inhabited both the swampy bottoms of the valleys and also the drier forested slopes. 

 — R. B. W.] 



28. Ceocidura sp. 



2 . 2. 100 miles W. of Entebbe. 3700 ft. 

 ? . 601. 50 miles W. of Entebbe. 4100 ft. 

 Allied to C. cuninghamei Thos. 



29. Stlvisokex lunaeis Thos. 



6 . 237, 257, 643. ? . 283, 647, 657. Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori. 6000- 

 12,500 ft. 



A large slaty-grey species, with a long slender muzzle. 



Size much larger than in S. morio, about equal to middle-sized species of Crocidura. 

 Fur rich and velvety ; hairs of back about 6 mm. in length. General colour dark 

 slaty-grey, Avithout variegation, but with a slight iridescence on the tips of the hairs. 

 Under surface little lighter, the tips of the hairs pale brown. Upper surface of hands 

 and feet brown, but the flesh along their inner halves is paler than the outer ; fore and 

 hind claws about equal in size. Tail much shorter than head and body, very finely 

 haired, without longer bristles ; brown above, rather paler below. 



Skull markedly different from that of *S'. morio by its much larger size, slender 

 build, and long muzzle. 



Teeth delicate. Unicuspids narrow, the anterior about twice the area in crossy 

 section of the other three, which are subequal. Lower incisors uniform in thickness, 

 not tapering, their upper edges strongly serrated, with three well-marked notches. 



Dimensions of the type (measured in the flesh) : — 



Head and body 86 mm. ; tail 54 ; hind foot 145 ; ear 10. 



Skull: condylo-basal length 22; basal length 19-8; anterior breadth 6-4; greatest 

 breadth across brain-case 10 ; length of upper tooth-series 10. 



Type. Male. B.M. no. 6.7.1.38. Original number 643. Collected 30th January, 

 1906, by Mr. R. B. Woosnam. 



This distinct species may be readily distinguished from its W. African allies 8. morio 

 and S. preussi by its larger size. 



[This Shrew was caught at 6000 ft. on Ruwenzori and ako as high as 12,500 ft. 

 It appeared to inhabit chiefly swampy ground. — R. B. W.] 



30. Sylvisoeex geanti Thos. 



<S in spirits. Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori. 10,000 ft. 

 A medium-sized species, with tail about equal to the head and body. 



