1875.] Insectivores. 33 



68. P. muei^a (J. 70). 



Sorex murinus, Lin. ; Pachyura murina, L. Anderson, P. Z. S. 1873, p. 231. 

 Malayan Musk Shrew. "This," remarks Dr. Jerdon, "is the common 

 large 'Musk Eat* of China, Burma, and the Malayan peninsula, extending 

 into Lower Bengal and Southern India, especially the Malabar coast, where 

 it is said to be the common species, the bite of which is considered venomous 

 by the natives. The musky odour of this Shrew is much less powerful than 

 in S. ccerulescens" I was never able to obtain a specimen of it in Lower 

 Bengal, and am not wholly satisfied with regard to its alleged range in 

 Burma. 



69. P. Gkifeithii. 



Sorex griffithii, Horsfield, Catal. ; Tomes, Ann. M. N. H., 2nd ser. vol. xxiv. p. 28; 

 P. griffithii, Horsfd., Anderson, P. Z. S. 1873, p. 231. 



The large Black Shrew. Inhabits the Khasia hills and those of 

 Arakan ; certainly not Afghanistan, as stated by Dr. Horsfield.*' 



70. P. isruDiPES. 



Sorex nudipes, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xxiv. p. 34; S. perroteti apud Blyth, ibid. xvi. 

 p. 1275. P. nudipes, Blyth, Anderson, P. Z. S. 1873, p. 231. 



The Bare-footed Shrew. One of the group of minute Shrews, which 

 appears to be of common occurrence in the Tenasserim provinces. 



71. Ceociduea fuligkestosa. 



Sorex fuliginosus y Blyth, J. A. S. B. vol. xxiv. p. 362; Crocidura fuliginosa, Anderson, 

 P. Z. S. 1873, p. 231. 



The Dusky Shrew. Procured by Major Berdmore in the Tenasserim 

 Provinces. 



Sub-fam. Talpinje (Moles). 



72. Talpa leucuea. 



Talpa leucura, Blyth, J. A. S. B. vol. xix. p. 215, and figure of skull. 

 The Sylhet Mole. Obtained by Major Berdmore in the valley of the 

 Sitang. 



* The late Mr. S. Griffith collected both in the EMsia hills and in Afghanistan, and 

 his specimens from those two very distinct localities became intermixed and confounded. 

 Hence several Khasia species of mammalia, birds, and reptiles have been erroneously stated 

 by Messrs. Horsfield and Moore to inhabit Afghanistan. Vide Ibis, 1872, p. 89. 



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