202 Dr. Gapper on the Mammalia of Upper Canada. 
state, had been drowned in a well. A very small Shrew is said to be 
found in the more southern settlements on Lake Erie, which is most pro- 
bably the same species. 
Sorex talpoides (nobis.) Mole-like Shrew. 
Shrew with a round tail, about as long as the head ; short furry ears ; 
eyes very small, and surrounded with a naked skin; upper parts dark 
greyish brown ; under parts the same tint, but = 
TAB. VIII. , 
Dental formula, intermediary incisors 2, lateral incisors $-3, cheek- 
teeth 4=4=32. The teeth are brown, except the parts immediately above 
the roots; the upper intermediary incisors have a semicircular notch be- 
hind ; the second lower lateral incisor is the largest, the next two are 
much smaller, and the fifth is the smallest of all; they all have a small 
lobe on their inner side ; the lower intermediary incisors are crenated on 
their upper edge. 
The muzzle is rather shorter, and the fnce more conical than those of 
most Shrews ; the nose is rather broad, the eye i is very small, and sur- 
rounded by a naked skin; the ear is short, furry, and completely hid; 
the fore feet are rather wide, and furnished with pretty strong nails, and 
a slight fringe of stiff hairs on the outer edge of the metacarpus only ; the 
hind feet are small and weak ; the tail is round, scaly, and hairy. The 
fur, for the greatest part of its length, is bluish grey, the tips only being 
bistre brown, so that the grey shows through; the feet are light bistre 
brown, and the nails white, “iow @ yi 
Length from the nose to the insertion of the tail 4anches ; of the tail 
full 1 inch. i) 
This Shrew is common in the district, and appears to prefer marshy 
places. The drawing was taken from a living specimen caught in an old 
overflowed cellar ; it was a female. 
(6.)  Scalops Canadensis (Cuvier.)** Shrew Mole. 
(8.) Ursus Americanus (Pallas.) American Black Bear. 
(11.) Procyon Lotor (Cuvier.) The Racoon. 
(14.) Putorius vulgaris (Cuvier.)** Common Weasel. 
(15.) erminea (Cuvier.) The Ermine. . 
(16.) Vison (Richardson.) The Vison or Minx. 
The measurement of my specimen, when recent, from the nose to the 
