552 SOREX. 



Geogr. Distr. Guatemala, Central America. 



Genl. Char. Ears moderate, thickly clothed; tail long, hairy; 

 first upper incisor stout, with internal cusp; lower incisor with one 

 prominent and one nearly obsolete internal cusp; second to fourth 

 upper incisors diminishing in size; premolar very small; second and 

 third upper molars with distinct cusp; lower premolar and molars 

 with one inner and two outer cusps each. 



Color. Uniform dark dusky brown, slightly paler beneath; tail 

 and feet dusky; fur dark slate color at base. 



Measurements. Total length, 140; tail, 50; hind foot, 12. 



517. macrodon (Sorex), Merr., N. Amer. Faun., No. 10, 1895, P- 82. 

 LARGE-TOOTHED SHREW. 



Type locality. Orizaba, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico. Altitude, 

 4,200 feet. 



Geogr. Distr. State of Vera Cruz, Mexico. 



Genl. Char. Like 5. caudatus; skull and teeth larger. 



Color. Above mixed sepia and black; beneath seal brown; tail 

 above blackish, beneath paler; feet blackish. 



Measurements. Total length, 128; tail vertebrae, 52; hind foot, 

 15.5. Skull: total length, 20; width, 9.5. 



518. godmani (Sorex), Merr., Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xi, 1897, p. 22 9- 

 GODMAN'S SHREW. 



Type locality. Volcano Santa Maria, Quezaltenango, Guatemala. 

 Altitude, 9,000 feet. 



Genl. Char. Similar to 5. stizodon, but larger, tail longer; second 

 unicuspid not larger than the first; molariform teeth deeply exca- 

 vated posteriorly. 



Color. Above uniform sepia brown, tinged with chestnut ; beneath 

 seal brown; tail dark, unicolor. 



Measurements. Total length, 120; tail vertebrae, 57; hind foot, 

 15. Skull: total length, 18; width, 8. 



519. sclateri (Sorex), Merr., Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xi, 1897, p. 228. 

 SCLATER'S SHREW. 



Type locality. Tumbala, State of Chiapas, Mexico. Altitude, 

 5,000 feet. 



Geogr. Distr. State of Chiapas, Mexico. 



Genl. Char. Size large; tail long; hind foot long. Skull large, 

 long, and slender. 



Color. Above mixed sepia brown and dusky, beneath seal brown; 

 tail above dusky, beneath paler; feet dusky. 



