340 MR. OLDFIELD THOMAS ON [Nov. 28, 



lias no alliance with any of the European types of Shrews, but 

 would seem to have relatives among some of the short-tailed Arctic 

 American forms, with which it will no doubt prove to be linked hj 

 allied species from the East Siberian mainland.] 



8. Ceogidura c^rulea Kerr. 



4 in alcohol. Nagasaki ; in houses. 



9. Crocidura (Cr.) dsi-nezumi Temm. 



(S . 263, 275, 293. Jinrio, Tokushima Ken, Shikoku. 500'. 



2 . 321. Tanano, Tokushima Ken, Shikoku. 250'. 



(^ . 420, 423. 2 • 446. Takamori, Kumamoto Ken, Kiushiu. 

 1850'. 



d" . 463. Kawachi, Miyasaki Ken, Kiushiu. 1500'. 



Flesh-measurements of an adult male from Shikoku : — Head 

 and body 67 mm. ; tail 46 ; hind foot 13'5 ; ear 9. 



These specimens from the two southern islands are all of a 

 uniform brownish grey, very like the colour of the European 

 C. russula, of which this is evidently the Japanese representative. 

 The type locality is presumably Kiushiu. 



But the corresponding Shrew found by Mr. Anderson in the 

 north of Hondo is not quite the same, and may be regarded as a 

 different subspecies. 



10. Orocibura dsi-nezumi chisai*, subsp. n. 



(^.51. 2 . 48. Tsunagi, near Morioka, N. Hondo. 



5 . 93. Morioka, N. Hondo. 



Similar to dsi-nezuifni in size, but tail rather and hind feet 

 decidedly shorter. General colour much darker, near " seal- 

 brown," but browner and less purple. Under surface " mouse- 

 grey." Tail uniformly dark brown. 



Skull rather narrower, less broadly flattened than in dsi- 

 nezumi. 



Measurements (in mm.) of three specimens in the flesh : — 

 51. (Type.) Head and body 68; tail 43 ; hind foot 12. 

 48. „ „ 69; „ 37; „ 11. 



93. „ „ 66; „ 38; „ 11. 



Skull of type — Greatest length 18, basal length 15*4; gi^eatest 

 breadth 8'5 ; length of upper tooth-series 7"5. 



Tyj^e. Adult male. B.M. jSTo. 6.1.4.43. Original number 51. 

 Collected 3 October, 1904. 



Temminck's " Sorex umhrinus " would appear to be similar to 

 this Shrew in colour and size, but is distinguished by its very long- 

 tail, 54 mm. in length. 



11. Chimarrogalb platycephala Temm. 



$ . 168. Tajima, E. coast of Izu Peninsula, S.E. Hondo. 

 Flesh measurements : — Head and body 112 mm. ; tail 90 ; hind 

 foot 25*5 ; ear 9. 



* Chisai = small. 



