1877.] J. Anderson — Nno and little Imown Asiatic Shrcivs. 271 



Ceocidura (P.) MACROTTS, Anclcrson. 



Sorex peijrottetii, Blytli, (in part.) Journ. As. Soc. Vol. XVI (1847) 



p. 1275. 

 Sorex oiiidipes, Bljth, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. Vol. XXIV, 1855, p. 34, Ann. 



and Mag. Nat. Hist. Vol. XVII, 1856, p. 21 ; Wagner, Schreber, 



Saiigeth, Vol. V, Suppl. 1856, p. 805. 

 Pacliyura oiudipes, Blyth, Fitzinger Sitzgsber. Ak. Wiss. Wien. 1868, 



p. 172, Andr. Proc. Zoo. Soc. 1873, p. 231. 



Snout seminude, long, and rather broad across the incisors, with the 

 nasal portion attenuated. Ears very large and rather patulous, their ante- 

 ro-posterior breadth equalling two-thirds of the distance from their lower 

 angles to the tip of the snout ; sparsely covered with short brown hairs on 

 their outer, and partially so, on their inner surface. Limbs rather feeble, 

 shortly haired from the elbow and knee downwards ; feet only sparsely 

 covered with short brown hairs which are paler on the toes which are rather 

 short. Claws well developed. Tail equalling the length of the trunk, 

 rounded, tapering and ringed, nearly nude in appearance, owing to the 

 shortness of the brown hairs which sparsely clothe it ; moderately long, 

 white hairs interspersed as usual. Fur very short, shining dark-brown 

 above, which is also the colour of the upper surfaces of the snout and tail ; 

 lower half of ears, chin and feet, yellowish-brown. 



Adult ? 



Length, tip of snout to vent, in. 1*75 



„ of tail, 1-27 



„ of hind foot, 0-34 



„ snout to eye, 0-30 



,, eye to ear, 014 



Height of ear, 20 



Breadth of ear, 0-24 



The jQrst upper incisors are rather widely apart, directed forwards and 

 downwards. A well developed tubercle on the inner side of the posterior 

 portion which is conically pointed. The second incisor is large and more 

 than equalling the longitudinal length of the third and canine ; the third 

 incisor is only a little smaller than the canine ; the premolar is placed 

 behind the canine and has a sharp point and is visible externally, but its 

 point is much above the level of the point of the anterior cusp of the first 

 molar : the chief cusp of this last mentioned tooth is but little longer than 

 the second incisor. 



