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names, for none of the descriptions exactly fit ; on the 

 other hand, it would be folly to give a new name, and so 

 risk further confusing the synonymy. The probability is 

 that these specimens represent hirta, Peters. 



" These small shrews are known to the Asenga as 

 ' Susungira.' They have an extremely strong smell." 



Crocidura neavei, sp. n. 

 I. 20 . Kafue River. Oct. 17, 1905. Alt. 4000. 

 A medium-sized, dark-coloured Crocidura. General 

 colour a very dark brown as in sylvia, Thos. and Schw. ; 

 belly and all underparts only slightly paler. Ears rather 

 large. Tail long, slender, dark, almost black, above and 

 below (there is a distinct tuft of white hairs at the tip, 

 below, but this may be an individual character), long 

 hairs limited to the base as in maurisca, Thos. 



Skull the same size as in maurisca, slightly shorter 

 than in sylvia, but its greatest breadth as in the latter, 

 markedly less than in the former, the intertemporal 

 breadth greater and the skull markedly flatter (i.e., 

 shallower) than in either of these species. There are no 

 marked peculiarities of dentition, but the upper tooth 

 row behind the canine is slightly shorter than in either 

 maurisca or sylvia. The maxillary width about as in 

 sylvia, markedly greater than in maurisca, the anteorbital 

 foramen twice as large as in either of the other species. 



The following are the dimensions compared with 

 those of maurisca and sylvia. 



neavei. maurisca. sylvia. 



Head and body 80 75 81 



Tail 60 60 53 



Hind foot 16 14-4 15 



Ear , 9 ? 8-5 



Skull: Greatest length 20'5 21 22 



