328 MAMMALIA : INSEOTIVORA. — XLIX. 



1075. S. palustria Richardson. Water Shrew. Hoary black 

 belly ashy gray ; chin not pale, largest of our shrews. L. 6. T. 2f 

 Minn, to Rocky Mts. and N. 



1076. S. albibarbis (Cope). Belly dark, like the back or 

 somewhat grayer; chin pale. L. 6. T. 2|. Quebec to Penn. 

 (albus, white ; barba, beard.) 



aa. feet moderate, not fringed. 



b. Teeth colored, 32 = SS ; feet large; no secondary cusp or canine. (Sorex.) 

 c. Third upper premolar larger than fourth. 



1077. S. richardsoniBachman. Back with a well-defined dark 

 band ; ears rather small ; tail scant-haired. L. 4. T. IJ. Minn, 

 and N. (To Sir John Richardson.) 



1078. S. fumeus (Miller). Back not noticeably darker than 

 sides. L. 4|. T. 1|. Great lakes, N. E., and S. 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 J. T. 2|. Adirondacks and Catskills, N. T. (juiKpos, 

 long ; oipd, tail.) 



1080. S. personatua GeofEroy St. Hilaire. Common Shrew. 

 Ears large ; chestnut brown. Tail short, scant-haired. L. 2J. 

 T. 1. Smallest of our Shrews ; N. U. S. from Mass. N. W. to 

 Alaska. (Lat., masked.) 



bb. Teeth apparently 30 = }|; feet small ; a secondary cusp on upper canines 

 and neighboring incisors. ( Microsorex Baird.) 

 cc. Third upper premolar smaller than fourth. 



1081. S. fisheri Merriam. Coloration plain, chestnut brown 

 sides dark like back. L. 4J. T. 1 J. Dismal Swamp. (To A. K. 

 Fisher.) 



1082. S. hoyi Baird. Very small and slender; ears large; olive 

 brown. L. 3. T. IJ. Wis. to Nova Scotia and N., rare. (To 

 Dr. P. R. Hoy.) 



560. BLARINA Gray. (A coined name.) 



c. Teeth 32 = ?S. (Blarina.) 



1083. B. brevicauda (Say). Mole Shrew. Size large for a 

 Shrew; fur short and coarse ; color dark ashy gray. L. 4^. T. 1. 

 N. S. to N. C. and Dak., generally common. (Lat., short-tail.) 

 Subspec. oarolinensia (Bachman). Smaller; dull leaden gray, 

 washed with brownish. L. 3 J. T. f. S. 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. 4J. T. 1^. Dismal Swamp. (tcX/m, swamp; 

 Xijo-Tijs, robber.) 



aa. Teeth 30 = }5 ; tail bicolor. ( Cryptotit Pomel.) 



