Nuiks, Reviews and Comments. 237 



/// Canadian species from the Synopsis of the American shrews of the 

 genus Sores * 



In this synopsis by Dr. Merriam the following s of Canadian 



shrews are recorded by that author and the synonymy is also given 

 besides the exact locality and the synonymy is also given besides the 

 exact locality were the specimens thus recorded were found or captured. 

 It will be seen that some of the species here recorded also occur in 

 Mr. Miller's previous list (see above), but they are given as described 

 by Dr. Merriam with the precise localities whence they were obtained. 



1. Sorex personalis, Saint Hilaire. Loc : Brit. Columbia : Glacier, 

 Field, Cariboo Lake, near Kamloops, Sicamous Mount Baker. 

 Assa : Indian Head. Alberta : Sth. Edmonton, St. Albert, Island 

 Lake, Banff, Canmore. Maniti ha : Carberry. Ontario : Rat Portage, 

 Ottawa, Parry Sound, Sand Lake. New Brunswick : St. John. 

 Quebec : Godbout. 



2. Sorex personatus Streatori, (sub-species nov.) Brit. Columbia : 

 Glacier. Alberta : Sth. Edmonton. Quebec : Godbout. 



3. Sorex Richardsoni, Bachman. Recorded from four Canadian 

 localities. Albetta : Sth. Edmonton, St. Albert, Island Lake. 

 Assa. : Indian Head. Saskat. : Wingard. Manitoba : Carberry. 



4. Sorex sphagnicola, Coues. This is the so-called Sorex Belli, 

 Dobson, and is interesting not only since the type came from Canada, 

 near Ft. Liard, Brit. Columbia, but also because Dr. Dobson described 

 the same species from a specimen collected by Dr. Bell from Hayes 

 River, Hudson Bay, in 1885. Dr. Bell's specimen is said to have been 

 the totem of an Indian chief, who, when he found out that he 

 missed the totem, went on the war path. Precise locality : Shamatawa 

 River, Hayes R., Hudson Bay. Specimen in the Museum of the 

 of the Geological Survey, Ottawa. 



5. Sorex vagrans, Baird. Occurs in Brit. Columbia at Port Moody, 

 Sumas, and on the Mt. Baker Range. 



7. Sorex Vancouverensis, (Merriam) N. Sp. Type from Coldstream, 

 Brit. Columbia, a species closely related to Sorex vagrans, Baird. 



*P- 57- 



