HLAKINA. 237 



Genus BLAF^l N A. 



Blarina alticola Mcrriiiiii. Biolog-icul Survey collection. 



Nurtli. Amcr. l'"auiia, No. 10, pp. lT-L'S, DccciiilK-r :'.1. 1S!I."). 



r>:i(>4T. Skill aiwl skull. Adult male. Mount Popocatepetl, Mexico. 

 Fi'hruarv "_'.'>, I8H0. Collected bv K. \\ . Nelson. Oritiiiial luun 

 her 48!H;. 



^\'('ll-llla<l<• .«kiii iti ^'iHiil coiKlitioii; .skull iicrfect. 



Blarina angusticeps liaird. 



Maiiitiial.s ol" North Aniciica, \<. 47, l^nT. 

 = Blarina brevicauda (Say). Sec Merriaiii, Noilli Amcr. Kaiina, No. 10, pp. (i ami 

 10, Dcccinlicr :)1, 1S95. 



llsu- Skin and skull. IWiiTmolon. \'ci'niont. Colieclcd hy J'lot. Z. 

 'riioiuj^on. Orio-jiial nuuil)er 'Jo;',. C'atalooued Fettruarv, IS56. 



Skill ill fair coiulitioii; i^oiiu' hair lias sloiighcil from the isi(le.s and belly. 

 Skull ha.M ^^evc^al teeth lacking from the upper jaw, and the tympanic, jjcriotic, 

 and mastoid hones of hotli sides absent. 



Baird had but one specimen, which he spceilied by number. 



Blarina berlandieri I)aii(l. 



Mammals of North America, p. o.'!, pi. L'S, No. l.M5!l, 1S57. 



i;i.')!i. In alcoiiol. skull not lenioved. Vicinity of Matainoras. Mex- 

 ico. Prohal)ly collected by Dr. J. L. Berlandier. Received from 

 Lieut. I). N. Couch, V. S. A. Catalogued Fel)niai-y 14, 1S,'»T. 



In good condition, save for some sloughing of hair about the belly. The skull 

 remains inside. Baird's figure of the skull must have been made from one of 

 the paratypes, but the lips have been loosened in order that teeth may be seen. 



Four specimens, /'/■i".' I'Wn ^b59, and 21(i0, all from the same locality, are 

 listed in the original description. Of these 2159 is here regarded as the tyjie, 

 since it is figured on pi. 28. 



Blarina exilipes Haird. 



-Mammals of North .Vmerica, p. •'il, jd. 2S, No. 2157, -IS.")?. 

 =Blarina parva (Say). See .Merriam, N'ortli Amcr. Fauna, .No. 10, pp. ()-7 and 17, 

 |)c(Cliil.rr .".I, 1S95. 



2157. In alcohol, skull not removed. W'ashinoton, Mississippi. Col- 

 lected by Col. B. L. C. W'ailes, U. S. A. Catalooiied February U, 

 1857. 



No specimen is designated as the type; eight specimens are listed by Baird, of 

 which No. 2157 is ligure<l on ])1. 28. For that rea.«on it is coiisi<lered as the type. 



Specimen rather the worse for shedding of hair on the posterior parts of 

 body. The skull has not been removed, eo that a skull of one of the paratypes 

 is probably figured. 



