No. 136 Sorex Griffithi. — The Large Black Shrew
Habitat.—Khasia hills and Arracan.
Description.—“Deep blackish-brown, with a slight rufous reflection in a certain light; fur short, close, soft, and adpressed; tail thick at the base, with a few long very slender straggling hairs along its entire length; ears small and rounded; snout elongated.”—Horsfield.
Size.—Head and body, 5¾ inches; tail, 2½ inches.
Horsfield puts this down as having been found in Afghanistan by Griffiths, but this is an error owing to Griffiths’ Afghanistan and Khasia collections having got mixed up.
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