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 lighter. 



Tab. VIII. 



Dental formula, intermediary incisors f , lateral incisors f-f, cheek- 

 teeth a;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 face more conical than those of 

 most Shrews ; the nose is rather broad, the eye 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. 



Length from the nose to the insertion of the tail 4j inches ; of the tail 

 full 1 inch. 



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 Americanns (Pallas.) American Black Bear. 



(11.) Procyon Lotor (Cuvier.) The Raccoon. 



(14.) Putorius vulgaris {Cuv\er.)** Common Weasel. 



(15.) erminea (Cuvier.) The Ermine. 



(16.) Ft'son (Richardson.) The Vison or Minx. 



The measurement of my specimen, when recent, from the nose to the 



