b.—monficola. {Sore-x), Merr., N. Am. Faun., No. 3, 1890, pp. 43.44. 



Type- locality. San Francisco Mountains, Arizona (11,500 feet). 



Geogr. Disir. Arizona. 



Gcnl. Char. Size small, similar to >S'. vagrans, third unicuspid 

 much smaller than fourth; teeth broad. 



Color. Upper parts sepia brown, paler on the sides; under parts 

 much lighter. Tail above sepia brown, beneath paler. 



Measurements. Total length, 107; tail vertebras, 45; hairs, 2; 

 hind foot, 12.5; ear from crown, 3. 



545. amoenus. {.Sorc.x), Merr., N. Am. Faun., No. 10, 1895, p. 6g. 

 Type locality. Mammoth Pass, Owens River, east slope Sierra 



Nevada, California. 



Geogr. Distr. Northern California. 



Genl. Char. Similar to S. vagrans, but larger; tail shorter. 



Color. Upper parts dark, fuliginous mixed with brownish; sides 

 pale brownish; under parts buffy whitish. Tail blackish above, 

 whitish below. 



Measurements. Average of two specimens from type locality. 

 Total length, 103; tail vertebra, 37; hind foot, 12.3. 



546. vancouverensis. (Sorex), Merr., N. Am. Faun., No. 10, 1895, 



p. 70. 



Type locality. Goldstream, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. 



Geogr. Distr. Vancouver Island. 



Genl. Char. Similar to S. vagrans, but larger. 



Color. Above mixed dusky and sepia brown, the former pre- 

 vailing on the back, the latter on the sides, where it forms an indis- 

 tinct band; under parts plumbeous, tipped with ash and washed 

 with rusty. Tail above dark brown, paler below on basal half. 



Measurements. Total length, 110; tail vertebra?, 43; hind foot, 12. 



547. nevadensis. {Sorex), Merr., N. Am. Faun., No. lo, 1895, p. 71. 

 Txpe locality. Reese River, Nevada. 



Geogr. Distr. Nevada, Great Basin. 



Genl. Char. Size small. Similar to S. vagrans, but tail shorter 

 and color different. 



Color. Above mixed slate black and hoary; sides indistinctly 

 buffy, under parts hoary. Ears brownish. Tail dusky above and 

 whitish below, tip dark. 



Measurements. Average of four specimens from type locality. 

 Total length, 96.5; tail vertebrae, 39; hind foot, 12.5. 



548. obscurus. {Sorex), Merr., N. Am. Faun., No. 10, 1895, pp. 72- 



73, pi. viii, figs. 1, xa. 



