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PEOCYONIBvE. 



Procyon lotor (Linnaeus). Baccoon. 



Procyon lotor Lapham, 1853. — Strong, 1883. — Snyder, 1902. — Jack- 

 son, 1908. 



UESID^E. 



Ursus americanus Pallas. Black Bear. 

 TJrsus cinnamomum Strong, 1883. 

 Ursus americanus Lapham, 1853. — Strong, 1883. — Jackson, 1908. 



SOEICID^E. 



Sorex personatus I. Geoffroy. Masked Shrew. 

 Sorex cooperi Lapham, 1853. — Strong, 1883. 

 Sorex forsteri Lapham, 1853. 

 Sorex platyrhinus Strong, 1883. 

 Sorex personatus Snyder, 1902. — Jackson, 190S. 



Sorex richardsoni Baehman. Eichardson's Shrew. 



Sorex richardsoni Lapham, 1853. — Snyder, 1902. — Jackson, 1908. 



Sorex fumeus Miller. Smoky Shrew. 



Sorex richardsonii Strong, 1883. 1 

 Sorex fumeus Hollister, 1909. 



Microsorex hoyi (Baird). Hoy's Shrew. 

 Sorex hoyi Strong, 1S83. — Jackson, 1908. 



Neosorex palustris (Eichardson). Marsh Shrew. 

 Neosorex palustris Jackson, 1908. 



Blarina brevicauda (Say). Short-tailed Shrew. 

 Sorex dekayi Lapham, 1853. 

 Sorex orevicaudus Lapham, 1853. 2 

 Blarina talpoides Strong, 1883. 

 Blarina urevicauda Strong, 1883. — Snyder, 1902. — Jackson, 1908. 



1 It seems almost certain that Strong's record of Sorex richardsoni in 

 Wisconsin is based on Baird's identification of a specimen of fumeus from 

 Racine as richardsoni. See Miller, N. Am. Fauna, No. 10, p. 38, 1895. It is 

 doubtful if he had true richardsoni from the state at that time. Lapham's 

 1853 record of richardsoni is extralimital. 



2 As in other instances, the two names for the same species, included in 

 Lapham's list, is explained by the fact that Hoy furnished him notes on 

 mammals from Racine, using different names from those used by Lapham, 

 and he apparently allowed them a place in his list without realizing that they 

 were synonyms. 



