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INSECTIVORA 



Specimens examined. — Two hundred and sixty-two, from the following 

 localities : — 



Feance : Etupes, Doubs, 10; Barcelonnette, Basses-Alpes, 8; Cha- 

 monix, Haute-Savoie, 10 (U.S.N.M.). 



Germany : Strassburg, 8. 



SwiTZEBLAKD : Geneva, 17 (U.S.N.M. and Mottaz) ; St. Cergues, Vaud, 

 19 (U.S.N.M. and Mottaz) ; Chesieres, Vaud, 13 (Mottaz) ; Bioux-Dessus, 

 Vaud, 4 (Mottaz) ; Les Plans, Vaud, 4 (U.S.N.M.) ; Zermatt, Valais, 7 (B.M., 

 U.S.N.M. and Geneva) ; Stalden, Valais, 2 (Geneva) ; Grindelwald, Bern, 4 

 (U.S.N.M.) ; Briinig, Bern, 9 (U.S.N.M.) ; Meiringen, Bern, 17 (U.S.N.M.) ; 

 Vitznau, Lucerne, 6 (B.M. and U.S.N.M.) ; Goschenen, Uri, 5 (U.S.N.M.) ; 

 Audermatt, Uri, 49 (U.S.N.M.) ; Hospenthal, Uri, 1 (U.S.N.M.) ; Ziirich, 1 ; 

 Murgsee region, St. Gallen, 16 (U.S.N.M.); Degersheim, St. Gallen, 3 

 (U.S.N.M.); Uzwil, St. Gallen, 1 (U.S.N.M.); Sitterwald, St. GaUen, 5 

 (U.S.N.M.) ; Ziiberwangen, St. Gallen, 5 (U.S.N.M.) ; Wildlnrchli, Appen- 

 zell, 1 (U.S.N.M.) ; Albulapass, Grisous, 1 (U.S.N.M.) ; Untervatz, Grisons, 

 5 (U.S.N.M.); Grisons, no exact locality, 4 (U.S.N.M.); Faido, Tioino, 3 

 (B.M. and U.S.N.M.); Lugano, Ticino, 1 (U.S.N.M.); Gentilino, Ticino, 1 

 (U.S.N.M.) ; Locarno, Ticino, 4 ; no exact locality, 1. 



AusTKiA-HuNGARY : Hatszeg, Hunyad, Transylvania, 10 ; Csalloku'z- 

 Somorja, Pressburg, Hungary, 3 ; Schwaz, Tirol, 2 (U.S.N.M.). 



Italy : Near Turin, 4 (Turin) ; Unerzio, Cuneo, 1 ; Vallombrosa, near 

 Florence, 2. 



80REX ARANEUs pYREXAicus Miller. 



1909. Sorex araneus injrenaicns Miller, Ann. and JIag. Nat. Hist., 8th ser., 



Ill, p. 416, May, 1909. Type in British ]Museum. 



1910. Sorex araneus pyrenaicus Trouessart, Faune Mamm. d'Europe, p. 53. 



Type localiti/. — L'Hospitalet, Ariege, France. Altitude 

 4,700 feet. 



Geographical disirihution. — Pyrenees. At present known 

 from France only, though occurring on the south slope of the 

 mountains in the Department of Pyrenees-Orientales. 



Diagnosis. — Very similar to Sorex araneus tetragonurus, but 

 distinguishable by the duller, less evidently tricolored summer 



