56 SOEECID^. 



Blight rufescent shade ; fur, short, with an admixture of a few lengthened 

 piles, when adpressed to the body smooth, but reversed, somewhat harsh 

 and rough ; tail, cylindrical, long, gradually tapering ; snout, elongate, re- 

 gularly attenuated ; ears, moderate, rounded. 



Length, head and body, 5^ inches ; tail, 3. 



This shrew is said to be nearly allied in habits and dimensions to S. 

 Chiffithii from the Khasia hills, the more lengthened and cylindrical tail 

 forming the chief distinction. It was procured by Hodgson at Daijeel- 

 ing in his fowl-house. 



74. Sorex Tytleri. 



Blyth, J. A. S. XXVIII. 285. 



The Dehra Shrew. 



Descr. — Light rufescent sandy-brown, paler beneath ; unusually well 

 clad even on the feet and tail, this last being covered with a shortish fur, 

 having numerous long hairs intermixed ; form very robust ; basal portion 

 of tail very thick. 



Length, head and body, 4^ inches ; tail, 2| ; hind foot, |ths. 



This shrew is a native, according to Lieut.-Col. Tytler, of Dehra Doon. 



75. Sorex niger. 



Elliot, MSS. — Horsfield, Cat. 147. — Blyth, Cat. 251. 

 The Neelghekey Wood Shrew. 



Descr. — Blackish-brown with a rufescent shade on the upper parts; 

 abdomen, dusky-grayish ; tail, equal in length to the body, gradually taper- 

 ing to a point ; snout, much attenuated. 



Length, head and body, 3^ inches ; tail, 2^. 



This shrew is said to be quite a miniature of the Khasian S. Chiffithii, 

 but with a long and slender tail. It is tolerably common on the Neel- 

 gherry hills, frequenting woods and gardens, especially about Ootacamund, 

 and dead specimens are often found on the roads. I have seen it tm-ned 

 out from the hollow of an old tree. It has a very faint musky odour. 



76. Sorex leucops. 



Hodgson, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. New series, XVI. III. 



The Long-tailed Shrew. 

 Descr. — Of a uniform blackish-brown color ; tail, very long, slender, 



