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increased in length, so that the distance from front of large 

 premolar to front of incisor equals that from front of large 

 premolar to mesostyle of second molar, while in the related 

 species it equals that from front of large premolar to metastyle 

 of first molar. Large premolars and molars, particularly those 

 of mandible, more robust than usual though not peculiar in form. 

 Measurements. — External measurements of type (male) : head 

 and body, 65 ; tail, 42 ; hind foot, 11 "8. External measurements 

 of adult male from Canea : head and body, 71 ; tail, 47 ; 

 hind foot, 12 - 6 ; ear, 9 - 5. For cranial measurements see Table, 

 p. 113. 



Specimens examined, — Two, both from Crete. 



6 al. Crete. Purchased (Linnsea, 84. 3. 14. 2. 



Frankfort). 



(Type of species.) 

 i. Canea, Crete. A. Trevor Battye (p). 8. 10. 24. 1. 



(C. H. B. Grant.) 



CROCIDURA CAUDATA Miller. 



1901. Crocidura caudata Miller, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, xiv, p. 42, 



April 25, 1901. Type in U.S. National Museum. 

 1910. Crocidura caudata Trouessart, Faune Mamm. d'Europe, p. 49. 



Type locality. — Palesmo, Sicily. 



Geographical distribution. — Sicily. 



Diagnosis. — Size about as in large specimens of G. russula 

 (hind foot, 14 mm.). Tail very long, its ratio toihead and body 

 about 80, and so thickened that its diameter at middle is 3 mm. 

 (in other European species the diameter of tail scarely if at all 

 exceeds 2 mm.). 



External characters. — Except for the unusual length of the 

 tail Crocidura caudata does not differ in external characters from 

 C. russula. The tail is 'so long that when laid forward over back 

 it extends to between ears. It is distinctly 4-sided, broader 

 below than above, its greatest diameter at middle 3 mm.* 



Colour. — After six months' immersion in alcohol the colour of 

 the type specimen was essentially as in Crocidura sicula. After 

 eight years more in the same fluid the back appears to have 

 assumed a somewhat more brownish cast. 



Skull and teeth. — The only known skull is so injured that the 

 details of its form cannot be seen. The rostral portion does not 

 differ appreciably from that of C. russula. Teeth essentially as 

 in C. russula, but first upper unicuspid larger, third unicuspid 

 more crowded against large premolar, and cutting edge of large 

 premolar higher, its antero-external cusp, however, of the same 

 form as in C. russula. 



* In the type the tail is flattened laterally for about 13 mm. from tip, 

 evidently as the result of an accident. 



