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nally. The anterior cusp of the first molar large, its point 

 almost on the same level as the point of the canine ; the 

 point of the chief cusp of the first molar is nearly on the 

 same level as the point of the first incisor. 



in. 



Anterior border of foramen magnum to tip of premaxillse . 0-50 



Breadth across maxillse , . 0'19 



„ bebind infraorbital foramen 0'14 



„ before brain case . . . . • . . . 0'15 



„ external to glenoid foseee 0'23 



I, » to tympanic ..... 0'27 



Length of lower jaw, condyle to anterior end of alveolar line . 0-26 



„ of upper alveolar line 0'13 



„ oflower ,, „ ...... 0-13 



Sorex hodgsoni, Blyth, was founded on a shrew so young 

 that the skull is almost membranous and the teeth so little 

 advanced that they had not pierced the gums, and it is im- 

 possible, therefore, to determine the characters of the dentition. 



The shrew, named by Blyth S. micronyx, was a very young 

 individual with the bones impartially ossified and the incisors 

 only "appearing through the gums, yet he derived the distin- 

 guishing character of the supposed species from its still im- 

 perfectly matured claws. As the claws, however, in the adult 

 are strong and well developed, the term micronyx is a mis* 

 nomer and cannot be accepted. 



Soreip atratm was founded on a headless specimen. 



240«. A young specimen in alcohol. Its skull. No. 257A 

 and p. 85 of Blyth's Catalogue. Daqeeling. Presented by 

 Major Sherwill, 1854. 



h. A young male in alcohol and its skull. No. 258B of 

 Blyth's Catalogue, p. 85. Masuri. Presented by L. C. Stewart, 

 Esq., 1852. One of the Types of 8. micronyx, Blyth. 



e. An adult female in alcohol and a fragment of its 

 skull. No. 258A of Blyth's Catalogue. Almora. Pre- 

 sented by Major R. Wroughton, 1846. The specimen is 

 much shrivelled, &c., and in bad condition. The specimen 

 is marked 258 of Blyth's Catalogue. 



d. An adult female in alcohol and its skull. Darjeeling. 

 Presented by Dr. F. Stoliczka, 2nd September 1871. 



e. An adult in alcohol. Mungpu, British Sikkim, Pre- 

 sented by G. King, Esq., M.B., 1878. 



f. A headless specimen in alcohol. No. 256, p. 88 of 

 Blyth's Catalogue. Charapury'i. Presented by R. A. G. 

 Frith, Esq., 1851. This specimen is transfixed on the spine of 

 a shrub, and it was fouad in this condition. Type S. airaius. 



