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24(i SORKX.
Sorex monticolus Merriani. Hiolooical Survey collection.
North Aiiier. Fauna, No. 8, pp. 4H-44, lig. 1, September 4, 1890.
= Sorex vagrans monticola (Merriani). See Merriam, op. rit., No. 10, p. (JO,
December 31, 1895.
Ulll- Skin and skull. Adult male. San Francisco Mountain,
Arizona. Auoust 2S, 1889. Collected by Dr. C. I lart Merriani and
V. Bailey. Original number -lofj,
Well-nuule skin in good condition; skull perfect, except for a small perfora-
tion in the j)alute and a larger irregular one in the upper .side of the brain-case;
angular processes of mandible missing.
Sorex tenellus myops Merriam. Biological Suivcy collection.
Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XV, p. 76, ]\Iarch 22, 1902.
fiiil". Skinand skull. Adultfemale. ^V^iite Mountains, California.
July 13, 1891. Collected by K. W. Nelson. Original nuinl>cr 1 KM.
Well-made skin; tail complete, but detached at base; skull jx'rfect.
Sorex tenellus nanus Merriam. Biolog-ical Survey collection.
North Anier. Fauna, No. 10, pp. 81-82, pi. 8, figs. 5-5«, December 81, 1895.
73778. Skin and skull. Adult female. Estes Park, Colorado. Au-
gust 3, 1895. Collected by E. A. Preble. Original number oi'u.
Well-made skin in good condition; skull j)erf('ct, except for t)rokcii sujtra-
occipital.
Neosorex navigator Baird.
Mammals of North America, p. 11, jil. 2(), 1857.
= Sorex (Neosorex) palustris navigator (Baird). See Merriam, North Amer.
Fauna, No. 10, j). 92, I)eceml>erol, 1895.
iSVff" Skin and skull. Fort Vancouver, Washington. According to
la]>els and record in catalogue. Probably northern Idaho. See
Merriam, /w. c/'t. Collected by Dr. J. (i. Cooper. Northern
Pacilic Railroad Survey. Catalogued April 18, 1855.
skin in bad condition, almost broken in two in the middle, anterior portion
alone showing the hair; feet intact, also tiiil, which has never been skinned out;
skull in good condition except for a break in the right occipital region.
I'aird's single specimen is designated by number.
Sorex nevadensis Merriam. Biological Survey collection.
North Amer. Fauna, No. 10, pp. 71-72, December 81, 1895.
1 2^02- Skin and skull. Adult male. Reese Kiver, Nevada. November
20, 1890 (not November 24, 1890, as in original description).
Collected by V. Bailey. Original niuuber 2150.
Well-made skin in good condition; sknii perfect, except for alj.sence of angular
processes of mamlible.