October-, 1902.] MAMMALS OF KEEWATIN. 73 



Sofr,/; was so eaten in the trap as to he unlit for a skin, but the skull 

 was saved and proves referable to Jf/'r/rKo/'cr. It ^^'as badly injured 

 and is valueless for comparison, but it is assumed to belong to this 

 species. 



Sorex richardsoni Bachman. Richardson Shrew. 



This shrew is represented in our collection by a series of eleven 

 specimens. Excepting one taken in June at Robinson Portage and 

 one trapped on Swamp}' Lake, near its outlet, September 6, all are from 

 Norway House, where the species was abundant. Four of these Nor- 

 way House specimens, taken June 18 to :^2, are still in the dark-backed 

 winter pelage; all the others have the dorsal area less distinctly indi- 

 cated. One taken at Norway House June 22 contained six embryos. 

 The Swampy Lake specimen, which was trapped in spruce woods, has 

 an abnoi-mally long tail and measures: Total length 120; tail vertebrae 

 48; hind foot 1-1. The rest of the series average: 116.6; 41.5; 14. 



Under the name Son-x cirai/cm, Forster recorded a specimen sent 

 from Hudson Bay, probably referable to the present species." 



Sorex sphagnicola Coues. Coues Shrew. 



A shrew collected lij'' Dr. Bell on Shamattawa River was referred to 

 this species by Dr. C. Hart Merriam.* Sorex sp/iagnicola is very 

 imperfecth' known, but is undoubtedly most nearh' related to ric/u/rd- 

 f.oni. 



Condylura cristata (Linn.). Star-nosed Mole. 



Dr. Bell speaks of this species as being common at Moose Factory.'' 

 A specimen in the U. S. National Museum, collected at that post in 1881 

 by Dr. Walton Haydon, and one taken at Rupert House, James Bay, 

 have been recorded by True.'' I have recently examined the Moose 

 Factory specimen. It was kept in alcohol, but has spoiled in the fluid 

 so that only the skull and part of the skeleton are intact. The skull 

 resembles closely specimens from Pennsylvania and the Northern 

 States. 



Myotis lucifugus (Le Conte). Little Brown Bat. 



Two specimens from James Bay are recorded bj' Miller. « We saw 

 no bats of any kind during our trip. 



«Phil. Trans., LXII, p. 380, 1772. 



6 N. A. Fauna, No. 10, p. 65, 1895. 



«Rept. Prog. Can. Geol. Surv. 1882-3-4, App. II, p. 48DD (1885). 



<iProc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XIX, p. 84, 1896. 



«N. A. Fauna, No. 13, p. 63, 1897. 



