TTTR T.ON(i-TAILKI) SIIRKW. 



\hi\u shoulders. The C()h)r fades ^Tadunlly on tlie sides to a pale, 

 silvery «ii'n\\ sometimes tinj»'ed with browji on the throat and In^lly. 

 There is no distinct line of demarcation between the pahi eolor of 

 the under parts and the darker color of the back. Hairs every- 

 where slaty at the bas(^ ; tail dark above and light below as the 

 body ; feet pale brown. The snout is long and tapering and sup- 

 ports very long whiskers. The tail is about as lon^ as the body 

 without the head. 



Measnrcmcnts. — Average of eight specimens from Ann Arbor, 

 Michigan (taken from IMerriam, N. A. Fauna, No. 10) : Total 

 length. 95 mm. ^8 15/16 in.) ; tail, 35.8 mm. (1 7/16 in.) ; hind 

 foot, 11.3 mm. (7/16 in.). 



c 



Fig. 18. — Skull and teeth of Sorex personattis : a, lateral view of skull; b, dorsal 

 view of skull ; c, lateral view of the anterior teeth, greatly enlarged. After 

 Morriam, N. Am. Fauna No. 10, Bureau of the Biol. Sur., U. S. Dept. of Agri. 



Skull and teeth. — The skull (fig. 18) is small and slender with a 

 narrow, arched palate and very slender rostrum. Lower incisors 

 ridged or notched except in very old animals with worn teeth. 



Rayige. — From southern Canada to North Carolina and south- 

 ern Indiana. In Indiana the species appears to be rare, but of gen- 

 eral distribution. The only records which can be positively re- 

 ferred to this species are : North Manchester, New Harmony and 



