1877.] J. Anderson — Ne/w and little known Asiatic Shrews. 270 



Anterior margin o£ foramen magnum to tip of premaxilljc, in. 0"G2 



Breadth across maxilla3, 0'23 



„ behind infraorbital foramen, 0"12 



„ before brain ease, 0'20 



„ external to glenoid fossa}, 0"20 



„ „ to tympanic, O'BO 



Length of upper alveolar line, 0*32 



„ from condyle lower jaw to anterior end of alveolar line, 0"3G 



These are rather young shrews, but from the condition of the skull of 

 which I have given the measurements, it is apparent that the animal does 

 not attain to a much larger size. It might be mistaken for the young of 

 G. hidiana, or C. ruhicunda, but the teeth being complete it is evident from 

 the measurements of the upper dental line that its teeth are considerably 

 smaller than the teeth of either of these species. 



This species was discovered in Khach by Dr. Stoliczka who remarked 

 that it was far from common. 



Ckociduea (P.) PTGM^oiDES, Andr. 



Sorex peyrottetii, Blyth, (in part) Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, Vol. XVI, 1847, 



p. 1276. 

 Borex micronyx, Blyth, Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, Vol. XXIV, 1855, p. 33, 



(in part) ; Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. Vol. XVII, 2nd series 1856, 



p. 20 (in part) ; Cat. Mamm. As. Soc. Mus. 1863, p. 85, (in part). 

 Pachyura micronyx, Blyth, Fitzinger, Sitzgsber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, 1868, 



p. 171, (in part) Andr. Proc. Zoo. Soc. 1873, p. 231. 



Snout rather long, narrow and pointed ; well clad. Ears well develoj^ed 

 and prominent, sparsely clad with short hairs, feet well developed, rather 

 long and slender, the hind foot being especially larger than in G. nitido- 

 fiolva, Andr. Toes moderately long, claws strong and curved. Lower 

 portion of both anterior and posterior limbs clad with short brown hairs. 

 Feet rather sparsely clad with short brown hairs. Tail rather long, 

 somewhat tetragonal, and nearly equalling the length of the trunk and 

 half of the head, ringed, 35 rings to quarter of an inch, rather densely 

 covered with short brown hairs which nearly hide the rings. Long white 

 interspersed hairs. Fur rather short, soft and silky. General colour rich, 

 deep, rusty brown. Snout pale rufous brown, feet yellowish brown. 

 Under-parts brownish with a marked silvery sheen. 



