So Mammals of Eastern Asia 
6. Virile Shrew, Sorex vir, an ally of S. araneus: head and 
body 2% to 2% inches, tail 1% to 1% inches. 
7. Long-clawed Shrew, Sorex unguiculatus — size as 
S. vir. 
8. Miracle Shrew, S. mirabilis: head and body 3y 2 inches, 
tail 2% inches. 
All of the foregoing occur north or east of China. South of 
Mongolia, in the Chinese provinces of Shensi and Kansu, there 
exists the rather large species Sorex sinalis. Southwest of the 
range of sinalis, the highlands species cylindricauda, excelsus, 
buxtoni, and a Tibetan race of the Pygmy Shrew (see above) 
occur. S. sinalis is much the same size as 5. araneus; S. cylin- 
dricauda, excelsus, and buxtoni are a little smaller. Most of 
these last-mentioned Shrews are found in areas adjoining the 
Tibetan tableland. 
With the exception of the typical species, Sorex araneus, the 
several kinds of Shrews listed above from the northern part of 
eastern Asia have been arranged in order of size. This arrange- 
ment probably does not indicate their actual relationships, which 
are often obscure; but it may aid identification. It should be 
kept in mind that still other species, separated from the examples 
given by characters that cannot so easily be defined, exist in 
Siberia, Korea, and Japan. 
Long-tailed Shrews are usually colored some tone of gray — 
yellowish gray, reddish gray, dark gray, rarely dull brown. The 
underparts may be either white or pale or dark brownish, de- 
pending upon species. The color differences occasioned by chang- 
ing to winter fur can further complicate things in the case of 
northern species. In certain Shrews a tricolored pattern appears 
— a dark dorsal color, somewhat paler sides, and whitish under- 
parts. 
The Big-clawed Shrew, S. unguiculatus, of Sakhalin and 
Amur, which is a relative of S. araneus, has the dorsal color 
