. [Collected reprints, 1912-1919. Mammals; Mammals; Birds. Feb., 1912. Mammals of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 431 Description — Size very small; upper parts dark hair-brown, often approaching sepia brown; under parts dull ashy gray; tail dark brown above, the under surface like the belly; fourth upper uni- cuspid exceedingly small and at first glance apparently absent, difficult to see without a strong lense and then rarely visible from the outside. Measurements—^Total length, about in. ( mm.); tail verte- brae, .60 in. (16 mm.); hind foot, .40 in. ( mm.).. Small Short-tailed S
. [Collected reprints, 1912-1919. Mammals; Mammals; Birds. Feb., 1912. Mammals of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 431 Description — Size very small; upper parts dark hair-brown, often approaching sepia brown; under parts dull ashy gray; tail dark brown above, the under surface like the belly; fourth upper uni- cuspid exceedingly small and at first glance apparently absent, difficult to see without a strong lense and then rarely visible from the outside. Measurements—^Total length, about in. ( mm.); tail verte- brae, .60 in. (16 mm.); hind foot, .40 in. ( mm.).. Small Short-tailed Shrew {Btarina parva). The Small Short-tailed Shrew is common in southern and central Illinois, and probably occurs nearly throughout the state, as it is recorded by Kennicott from Dekalb County. {S. eximius, I. c, p. 97.) There are specimens in the Field Museum collection .from Johnson, Alexander, and Hancock counties; Wood reports it from Mason and Champaign counties. I have also seen specimens from Charleston, Coles County, collected by Mr. T. L. Atkinson. Comparatively little is known regarding its habits, although they probably differ but little from those of the larger species. It seems to prefer overgrown grassy localities. Hahn states that in Indiana all the specimens he collected were taken in "grassy places, usually where briars and shrubs were mingled with the grass, but never in the woods". Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921. s. l. , s. n.
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