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tooth and the canine are of equal size and their tips are nearly on the 

 same level. The premolar is very small and lies behind the canine and 

 slightly internal to the first molar, so that only half of it is externally 

 visible. It is very small and its tip reaches only a short way below the 

 cingulum of the canine. The cusp on the anterior, external angle of the first 

 molar is well developed and its point is on a level with the point of the 

 canine in some, and below it in others. The chief cusp of this molar is not 

 prominent. 



<? 2 



Anterior border of foramen magnum to tip of premaxillse, in. 1 35 in. 1-15 



Greatest breadth across maxilla, 050 0'41 



Breadth at posterior border of infraorbital foramen, 0'28 25 



„ anterior to brain case, 0*33 0*30 



„ external to glenoid fossse, 0*53 45 



„ „ to tympanic, 0'66 0'58 



Length of upper alveolar line, 065 0-54 



From condyle of lower jaw to end of alveolar line, 85 0'70 



The skull is distinguished from the skull of G. hlythii by its greater 

 size and much larger teeth. The first upper incisors are stronger and the 

 second incisor relatively smaller than in that species : on the other hand, 

 the skull, as is shown by the measurements given of a perfectly adult $ , is 

 considerably smaller than the skull of 0. gigantea, and the teeth are propor- 

 tionally less. 



This species, in its proportions, appears to be closely allied to C. tytleri^ 

 from Dehra Diin, but the characters of the latter have been so vaguely de- 

 fined that it is impossible to decide whether the two are identical or not. 

 Blyth does not give any information about the teeth. It is also distinguish- 

 ed from G. gigantea by its more profuse and fawn-coloured fur and by its 

 well-haired tail, and from G. hlythii by its larger size, by its dentition and 

 by its pale fur. 



It inhabits the valley of Assam (Gauhati). 



Crociduea (P.) BLTTHii, Andr. 

 Sorex murinus, Blyth, Journ. As. Soc, Bengal, Vol. XXIV, 1855, p. 28, 



in part. 

 So7'ex ccerulescens, Tomes, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., Vol. XVII, 1856, 



p. 16. 

 Sorex Griffithii, Blyth, As. Soc.'s Mus. 1863, p. 83, No. 247. 

 Pachyura Griffithii, Andr., Proc. Zoo. Soc, 1873, p. 231. 



Snout narrow, long and pointed. Ears rather flattened above, rounded 

 posteriorly and of moderate size. Feet only moderately large. Fore limb 



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