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day on the barrens. They are still found in limited numbers 

 near Salmon Lake and Lake Edward, but it is a rather rare 

 species in the whole region, unless it is far up the Restigouche 

 River. 



"I made frequent inquiries about the wolverine (Gulo), but 

 could not hear of it anywhere, so it must be a very rare animal 

 indeed." (T. S.) 



ORDER INSECTIVORA. 

 FAM. SORICID.E. 



28. Sorex personatus. 



Sorex personatus. Geoff. St. Hil. Mem. du Mus. Paris, 1827, 

 xv, pp. 122-125. 



Five specimens from Dalhousie and Lake Edward. 



" I met with this shrew only at Dalhousie, New Brunswick, 

 and at Lake Edward and Lake Ecarte in Quebec, and it was 

 apparently more common near Lake Edward than elsewhere. 

 It is apparently as common on side hills among moss-covered 

 logs as it is in the deep, moist sphagnum of old swamps." 



(T. S.) 



29. Sorex fumeus. 



Sorex fumeus. Miller, N. Am. Faun., No. 10, 1895, p. 50. 



Two specimens from Restigouche River and Riviere du Loup. 



"Specimens of this interesting shrew were obtained at only 

 two places, Riviere du Loup on the St. Lawrence and Two 

 Brooks on the Restigouche, a specimen at each place, so it 

 must be a rare mammal. Both were taken by little streams 

 under old moss-covered logs deep in the spruce woods." 



(T. S.) 



30. Blarina brevicauda. 



Blarina brevicauda. Say in Long's Exp. Rocky Mts. , i, 1823, 

 p. 164. 



Fifteen examples from Dalhousie, Restigouche River, Meta- 

 pedia, Riviere du Loup, Murray Bay and Lake Edward, 

 Provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec. This shrew was 

 very common in all places visited where any specimens of 

 mammals were taken. 



" I found short-tailed shrews most common in some hardwood 

 forest at Riviere du Loup, but also took specimens at Lake 

 Edward, Murray Bay, Metapedia and Two Brooks and Dal- 



