SCAPANUS. 435 



Order IX Insectivora. 



Fam. II. Tal|>ida('. 



Sub. Fam. II. Talpinae. 



99. Scapanus. 



578. (/. Scapanus californicus niinusculus. Banijs, Proc. N. Eng. 

 Zool. Soc. , 1899, p. 70. 



Type locality, Fj'ffe, El Dorado County, California. 



Genl. Char. Smaller than 5. californinis, color paler. 



Color. Above lustrous drab gray, beneath shining cinereous. 



Measurements. Total length, 160; tail vertebra', 31; hind foot, 21; 

 (Bangs, 1. c.) 



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