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Fig. 1. Collecting localities of Sorex l. longirostris in Virginia. Open circles 
represent localities reported by Pagels et al. (1982). Solid circles represent 
localities reported in this paper. Where localities are closely spaced, circles may 
indicate more than one locality. Numerals indicate number of transects in each 
county. 
later were removed and cleaned). Most of the specimens are in the 
Virginia Commonwealth University Mammal Collection: 73 taken in 
pitfall traps, 8 found in bottles discarded along the roadsides (these 
containers are effective deathtraps for shrews: Pagels and French 
1987), and 5 contributed by Jack Cranford. The other 29 specimens are 
in various museum collections: 1 in the U.S. National Museum of 
Natural History (USNM), 2 in Lord Fairfax Community College 
(LFCC), 9 in George Mason University (GMU), and 17 at Northern 
Virginia Community College, Annandale Campus (NVCC-A). 
COASTAL PLAIN. Essex Co.: 3.2 mi. NW Center Cross, 38 m, 1; 
0.8 mi. NW Loretto, 31 m, 3; 2.4 mi. NW Loretto, 15 m, 4. Fairfax Co.: 
Gunston Manor, on Mason Neck, 6.25 mi. SE Lorton, (9 m), 1 (GMU); 
Isle of Wight Co.: 3.4 mi. SE Windsor, 23 m, 1. King George Co.: 0.5 
mi. E Owens, 9 m, 6; 2.5 mi. S and 1 mi. E. Owens, 17 m, 2; 1.3 mi. N 
Port Conway, 20 m, 4. Mathews Co.: 2.2 mi. NE Hudgins, 5 m, 3. 
Prince George Co.: 1.2 mi. NE Disputanta, 23 m, 1; 2 mi. SSE 
Hopewell, 37 m, 1. Prince William Co.: Woodbridge, Lake Ridge, (46 
