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King William's Town. The type is described by Giinther as of a 

 "deep chocolate-brown colour with dense under fur; margins of 

 lips white." Dobson describes the species at greater length, as 

 follows : " By far the largest species, being nearly double the length 

 of C. aurea. The naked space around the nostrils is, however, as in 

 C. villosa, comparatively much narrower, and in all other respects, 

 in the form of the head, limbs, &c., so closely resembling that 

 species as to appear to be a large variety of it. 



'* As in C. villosa the fur is of two kinds, a deep felted under fur 

 very fine and of a fawn colour, and a long, coarser fur, the terminal 

 third or more of which is brown with a faint violet iridescence. 

 Specimens differ considerably in the shade of brown ; in some, as in 

 the type, it is chocolate-brown, in others, apparently not quite adult, 

 very dark brown, while in a few it is greyish brown and the under 

 fur grey. The margins of the lips are whitish, and on the abdomen 

 the fur is shorter and of a paler colour than on the back." 



In the South African Museum there is a large collection of 

 specimens of this species from various localities. There are 16 

 specimens from Port St. Johns, Pondoland, 3 from Entifufu, Pondo- 

 land, one from the Bashei Eiver, Transkei, and one from Ladysmith, 

 Natal. The range of the species would thus appear to be from King 

 William's Town to Natal. 



The Pondoland specimens differ considerably from one another in 

 colour, and even more markedly from the Pirie forest specimens. 

 A typical specimen may be described as follows : Very dark grey, 

 under fur lighter grey. On cheeks a few light yellow hairs, and 

 under fur straw-coloured. On neck and chest the long hairs are 

 sparse, and the under fur, which is straw-coloured, is largely exposed. 



Some specimens are dark brown, others are nearly black with 

 little trace of brown. 



When more specimens are obtained from different localities it 

 seems probable that certain definite local varieties will be established. 



The length of the specimens varies considerably : head and body 

 from 165 to 235, and hind foot 22 to 24. The usual length of head 

 and body is about 200 mm. 



The following are the measurements of the skull of a young adult 

 male : Length, 42 ; breadth, 26 ; height, 20 ; orbital region, 10 ; 

 dental series, 17 ; molar series, 10 ; palatal width, 12-8. 



Not only is C. trevelyajii by far the largest of the Golden Moles, 

 but it seems to me the most generalised, and to be a near ally of the 

 ancestor of all the other species if not itself the ancestor. All the 

 remarkable characters that are met with in the different species seem 

 to be present in some degree in G. trevelajiyi. There are 40 teeth 



