288 Field Columbian Museum — Zoology, Vol. i. 



This Shrew appears to represent in the west the B. b. carolinetisis 

 of the east, and possesses sufficient character to entitle it to a 

 distinct rank. Mr. Surber's note regarding this is as follows : 



"The two Blarinas taken were both caught in the same trap 

 set underneath an old log in the lower woodland east of 

 Dougherty. Though I baited and set traps repeatedly for this 

 shrew, these were the only ones secured, and it cannot be 

 regarded as common." 



* vXocpayoff. Feeding in the woods. 



May 24, 1899. 



