328 MAMMALIA: INSECTIVORA. — XLIX. 
1075. S. palustris Richardson. WatTER SHrew. Hoary black ; 
belly ashy gray ; chin not pale, largest of our shrews, L.6. T.23. 
Minn. to Rocky Mts. and N. 
1076. &. albibarbis (Cope). Belly dark, like the back or 
somewhat grayer; chin pale. L.6. T. 24. Quebec to Penn, 
(albus, white; barba, beard.) 
aa. feet moderate, not fringed. 
b. Teeth colored, 32 = ?%; feet large; no secondary cusp or canine. (Sorez.) 
c. Third upper premolar larger than fourth. 
1077. S. richardsoni Bachman. Back with a well-defined dark 
band; ears rather small; tail scant-haired. L.4. T. 13. Minn. 
and N. (To Sir John Richardson.) 
1078. S. fumeus (Miller). Back not noticeably darker than 
sides. L. 48. T.1}. Great lakes, N.E.,andS. to Tenn. (Lat., 
smoky.) 
1079. S. macrurus Batchelder. Large tailed shrew, similar to 
S. fumeus in color and size, but readily distinguished by its long 
tail. L. 5}. T. 23. Adirondacks and Catskills, N.Y. (yaxpés, 
long ; ovpd, tail.) 
1080. S&S. personatus Geoffroy St. Hilaire. Common Surew. 
Ears large; chestnut brown. Tail short, scant-haired. L. 23. 
T. 1. Smallest of our Shrews; N. U. S. from Mass. N. W. to 
Alaska. (Lat., masked.) 
bb. Teeth apparently 30 = 4; feet small; a secondary cusp on upper canines 
and neighboring incisors. (Microsorex Baird.) 
cc. Third upper premolar smaller than fourth. 
1081. SS. fisheri Merriam. Coloration plain, chestnut brown 
sides dark like back. L.44. T.12. DismalSwamp. (To A. K. 
Fisher.) 
1082. S, hoyi Baird. Very small and slender; ears large; olive 
brown. L. 3. TT. 14. Wis. to Nova Scotia and N., rare. (To 
Dr. P. R. Hoy.) 
560. BLARINA Gray. (A coined name.) 
a. Teeth 82= 7%. (Blarina.) 
1083. B. brevicauda (Say). More SHrew. Size large for a 
Shrew; fur short and coarse; color dark ashy gray. L.4}4. T.1. 
N.S. to N.C. and Dak., generally common. (Lat., short-tail.) 
Subspec. carolinensis (Bachman). Smaller; dull leaden gray, 
washed with brownish. L. 33. T. 4. 8S. U.S., north to Ind. 
and S. Va. 
1084. B. telmalestes Merriam. Similar to B. brevicauda, more 
plumbeous; the molar teeth with the inner posterior lobe broad, 
rounded. L. 4%. T. 1. Dismal Swamp. (réAya, swamp; 
Anorns, robber.) 
aa. Teeth 30=}4; tail bicolor. (Cryptotis Pomel.) 
