282 J. Anderson — Nen) and little hioivn Asiatic Shrews. [No. 3, 



and a few long white hairs along its basal half. Fur dense, moderately 

 long, velvety, dark brown above, gray or silvery brown below. Snout coneo- 

 lorous with the body ; feet yellowish brown. 



Length, tip of snout to vent, in. 3"20 



„ of tail, 242 



„ of hind foot, 0"60 



„ tip of snout to eye, 0"51 



„ eye to ear, 0-22 



Height of ear, 0-28 



Breadth of ear, 0"30 



The front, upper incisors are close together and thus produce a more 

 pointed snout than in G.fuliginosa. A well develojDcd, tubercular eminence 

 on the inside of the posterior portion which has a sharply pointed cusp, 

 this portion of the tooth in G. fuliginosa being more blunt. The second 

 and third incisors and canine have much the same form as in G.fuliginosa 

 but they are smaller. The first molar is smaller and its anterior cusp 

 is considerably less than in that species. 



Anterior margin of foramen magnum to tip of premasillse, in. 0*73 



Breadth across maxillae, 0'27 



„ behind infraorbital' foramen, 0'19 



„ before brain case, 0"21 



,, external to glenoid fossae, 0"31 



„ „ to tympanic, 37 



Length from condyle of lower jaw to anterior end of alveolar line,,.. 0*22 



„ of upper alveolar line, 0*36 



of lower „ „ 021 



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This species which is closely allied to G. {Gr.') fuliginosa is yet distin- 

 guished from it, among other details in its structure by its narrower feet, 

 although it is a larger form. 



It inhabits Sikkim, whence the Museum received it from Dr. King, 

 along with some other interesting, small mammals. 



Genus SORICULUS, Blyth. 

 (No lateral gland.) 



SOEICULTJS GRACILICAUDA, n. S. 



Snout pyramidal, pointed, not very thickly clad. Ears moderately large* 

 rounded, almost hidden, and clad externally with rather long hairs on their 

 inner surfaces and their margins. The upper and lower halves of the ear 



