Descriptions of Five New Shrews. 229 



Sorex salvini * sp. nov. 



Type from Calel, Totonicapan, Guatemala (alt., 10200 ft. = 3100 meters). 

 No. 77035, 9 ad. U. S. Nat. Mus., Department of Agriculture Coll. Col 

 lected Jan. 12, 1896, by E. W. Nelson and E. A. Goldman. Original No. 

 9057. 



General characters. Size small (about equalling 8. ventralis) ; ears me 

 dium or rather large ; tail rather short ; belly very dark, thus differing from 

 all the other known small species from either Mexico or Guatemala. 



Color. Upper parts rich dark sepia brown, darkest over the rump ; 

 under parts seal brown ; tail faintly bicolor. 



Cranial and dental characters. Skull similar to that of ventralis, but 

 somewhat larger (18.5 mm. ) ; constriction of rostrum more swollen. First 

 and second unicuspids subequal ; third slightly larger than fourth as seen 

 from the side, but really smaller as seen from below. Molariform teeth 

 moderately excavated ; larger than those of ventralis. 



Remarks. This small shrew seems to be more nearly related to ventralis 

 than to any other. It is very much darker than ventralis, both above and 

 below, has a slightly longer tail, larger skull, and larger molariform teeth. 



Measurements. Type specimen: total length, 104; tail vertebrae, 41; 

 hind foot, 13 5. Average of two specimens from type locality : total 

 length, 100; tail vertebrae, 42; hind foot, 13.75. 



Sorex godmani * sp. nov. 



Type from Volcano Santa Maria, Quezaltenango, Guatemala fait., 9000 

 ft. =2740 meters). No. 77044, 9 ad. U. S. Nat. Mus., Department of 

 Agriculture Coll. Collected Jan. 28, 1896, by E. W. Nelson and E. A. 

 Goldman. Original No. 9239. 



General characters. Size rather large (hind foot nearly 15 mm.) ; tail 

 long; ears conspicuous; similar to S. caudatus, but color less dark and 

 skull decidedly smaller. 



Color. Upper parts uniform dark sepia brown with a faint chestnut 

 tinge ; under parts seal brown ; tail dark all round. 



Cranial and dental characters. Skull of normal shape (braincase some 

 what flattened in type specimen), rather small for size of animal; first 

 and second unicuspids subequal, third slightly smaller than fourth; mo 

 lariform teeth rather deeply excavated posteriorly. Skull similar in 

 general to that of caudatus but much smaller (18x8 mm. instead of 

 19.5 x 9.5) ; molariform teeth much smaller and more deeply excavated 

 posteriorly. 



Remarks. Sorex godmani agrees with S. stizodon in color, but is larger, 

 has a much longer tail (55 mm. instead of 41) and very different skull and 



* These two species are named in honor of Osbert Salvin and F. Du 

 Cane God man, the distinguished editors of the Biologia Centrali-Ameri- 

 cana. Their names must ever be associated with the natural history of 

 Guatemala. 



