32S MAMMALIA : INSECTIVORA. — XLIX. 



1075. S. palustris Kichanlson. Wateu Shhew. Hoary black 

 In-Uy ashy <j;r:iy ; chin imt pale, largest of our shrews. L. 6. T. 25 

 MiuD. to Rocky Mts. and N. 



1076. S. albibarbia (Cope). Belly dark, like the back or 

 somewhat j^rayer ; chin pale. L. 6. T. 2J. Quebec to I'enn. 

 (aZ/^u.-j, white ; Z/aria, beard.) 



aa. feet niodorate, not fringed. 



6. Tei'tli colored, 32 = ?3 ; feet large; no secondary cusp or canine. (Sorex.) 

 c. Tliird upjn;!' preinoiur larger than fourth. 



1077. S. richardsoni Bachman. Back with a wellHlefined dark 

 band; ears rather small; tail scant-haired. L. 4. T. IJ. Minn. 

 and N. (To Sir John Richardson.) 



1078. S. fumeus (Miller). Back not noticeably darker than 

 sides. I^. 4|. T. l^. Great lakes, N. E., and S. to Tenn. (Lat., 

 smoky.) 



1079. S. macrurus Batcheliler. Large tailed shrew, similar to 

 S. fumeus in color and size, but readily distinguished by its long 

 tail. L. 5|. T. 2|. Adirondacks and Catskills, X. Y. (;xa<cpw, 

 long ; ovpd, tail.) 



1080. S. personatus Heoffroy St. Ililaire. Common Shrew. 

 Ears large ; chestnut brown. Tail short, scant-haired. L. 2J. 

 T. 1. Smallest of our Shrews; N. U. S. from Mass. N. W. to 

 Alaska. (Lat., masked.) 



bb. Teeth apparently 30= \l ; feet small; a secondary cusp on upper canines 

 and neighboring incisors. (Microsorex Baird.) 

 cc. Third upper premolar smaller than fourth. 



1081. S. fisheri ^lerriam. Coloration 7)lain, chestnut brown 

 sides dark like back. L. 4j. T. 1§. Dismal Swamp. (To A. K. 

 Fisher.) 



1082. S. hoyl Baird. Very small and slender; cars large; olive 

 brown. L. 3. T. 1^. Wis. to Nova Scotia and N., rare. (To 

 Dr. P. R. Hoy.) 



560. BLARINA Gray. (A coined name.) 

 a. Teeth 32- J'j. (/llarina.) 



10S3. B. brevicauda (Say). ^lf)LE SiiUEW. Size large for a 

 Shrew; fur short and coarse; color dark ashy gray. L. 4i. T. 1. 

 N. S. to N. C. and Dak., generally common. (Lat., shorttail.) 

 Subspec. carolinensis (Bachman). Smaller; dull leaden gray, 

 washed with brownish. L. 3|. T. |. S. U. S., north to Ind. 

 and S Va. 



1084. B. telmalestes Merriam. Similar to B. brevicauda, more 

 plumbeous; the molar teeth with tiic inner posterior lobe broad, 

 rouniled. L. 4 J. T. 1 j^. Dismal Swamp. (rtXfia, swamp; 

 Xijonjr, robl)er.) 

 aa. Teeth 30 z= JJ ; tail bicolor. (Cryplolia Pomcl.) 



