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At Sanak Island, where this shrew is common and is known as 

 the "pig-nosed mouse," it readily enters buildings. 



It is of considerable interest that S. o. shumaginensis occurs on 

 island groups, such as the Shumagins and Sanak, while speci- 

 mens of S. c. hollisteri have not been obtained from such localities, 

 apparently being confined to the Alaska Peninsula and Unimak. 

 The picture may change, however, with more extensive field 

 work. At present, we have no specimens of shrews from the 

 Kodiak-Afognak group. 



Microsorex hoyi: Pigmy Shrew 

 Microsorex hoyi eximius 



Only 2 specimens of this rare shrew have been obtained in this 

 district — one was taken by Maddren on the south branch of 

 Chulitna River (west of Lake Clark), and another was taken 80 

 miles up the Kakwok River. 



Family VESPERTILIONIDAE 



Myofis lucifugus: Little Brown Bat 

 Myotis lucifugus alascensis 



We saw no bats on any of our expeditions, but Osgood (1904) 

 mentions seeing several of them, presumed to be this form, at 

 Iliamna Village and near the head of Lake Clark, in July. True 

 (1886) records a specimen taken by McKay at Iliamna Lake in 

 the spring of 1882, and he mentions many specimens taken by 

 W. J. Fisher on Kodiak Island. 



Captain G. A. Amman has compiled a list of birds, mammals, 

 and plants, which were observed or collected chiefly by him or by 

 Private Edward D. McDonald, while stationed on Kiska Island 

 with the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment from August 15 to 

 December 5, 1943. Included in the list is a bat observed at Kiska. 

 Naturally, this would not represent a resident species, because 

 a bat could not survive in the environment of the Aleutians. It 

 would have to be a storm-driven waif that had been blown a great 

 distance from its normal territory. 



Family URSIDAE 

 Euarctos americanus: Black Bear 



Kenai, Indian: Terdeeshlah (Osgood) 



Osgood (1904), concerning the distribution of the black bear, 

 stated that — 



