neio European Mammals. 417 



Collected at FHospitalet, Ari^ge, France (altitude 4700 ft.), 

 August 25, 1903, by G. S. Miller. Original number 7076. 



Characters. — Very similar to Sorex araneus tetragonurus, 

 but distinguishable by the duller, less evidently tricoloured 

 summer pelage (winter coat not known), in which tlie back 

 rarely if ever assumes the blackish tints often seen in the 

 Alpine form *. 



Measurements. — Type. Head and body 72 mm. ; tail 51 ; 

 hindfoot 14; condylo-basallengthof skull 20'0; mauilible lO'O; 

 upper tooth-row 88. Average and extremes of six specimens 

 from the type locality : liead and body 70'6 (69-72) ; tail 

 Al (14-4-51) ; hind foot 13-3 (13-14). 



Specimens examined. — Thirty-two, from the following 

 localities in the Pyrenees : — Porte Pyreiiees-Orientales 

 (Spanish watershed), 9; l^Hospitalet, Ari^ge, 12; Ax-le^- 

 Therraes, Ariege, 2 j Bareges, Hautes- Pyrenees, y. 



Sorex minutus lucaniusj subsp. n. 



%^e— Adult (skin and skull). B.M. no. 8. 9. 1. 5. 

 Collected at Monte Sirino, Lagonegro, Italy, by A. Robert. 

 Original number 2585. 



Diagnosis. — Similar to Sorex minutus minutas, but with 

 molars and anterior upper incisor noticeably enlarged. 



Measurements. — Head and body — ; tail 42 mm.; hind 

 foot 104; condylo-basal length of skull 16 ; mandible 8'0; 

 upper tooth-row 7'0. 



S]:)ecirnen examined. — The type. 



Sorex alpinus hercynicus, subsp. n. 



Type.—M\x\i male (skin and skidl). No. 112928 U.S. 

 National Museum. Collected at Mauseklippe, Bodethal, 

 Harz Mountains, Germany, October 18, 1901, by F. L. J. 

 Boettcher. Original number 265. 



Diagnosis. — Similar to Sorex alpinus alpinus, but with 

 smaller skull and teeth (condylo-basal length of skull 19 to 

 19'6 instead of 19'4 to 20*6 mm. ; upper tooth-row 8*6 to 

 9 mm.). 



Measurements. — Type. Head and body 71 mm.; tail 67; 

 hind foot 15*4; condylo-basal length of skull 192; man- 

 dible lO'O ; upper tooth-row 8'4. 



Specimens examined. — Eleven (all in the U.S. National 



* Sorex tetragonurus, Hermann,=5'. araneus ntidus, &c., Fatio, and 

 S. a. atticola, Miller. 



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