. [Collected reprints, 1912-1919. Mammals; Mammals; Birds. 438 Field Museum of Natural History — Zoology, Vol. XL "The nest of this species is of considerable size, formed of soft grass, leaves, etc., the materials being sometimes carried by the moles for several rods under ground. It is situated in a chamber from 6 to lo and even i8 inches below the surf ace,, and is commonly under a log or stump, if in the woods. The chamber is approached by numerous J^^U. ^ Scalopus aquaticus S. a. machrlaus GULF OF ^^ S. a. aaslralls o S. airastass *Area of Intergradatlon Map illustrating the approxim
. [Collected reprints, 1912-1919. Mammals; Mammals; Birds. 438 Field Museum of Natural History — Zoology, Vol. XL "The nest of this species is of considerable size, formed of soft grass, leaves, etc., the materials being sometimes carried by the moles for several rods under ground. It is situated in a chamber from 6 to lo and even i8 inches below the surf ace,, and is commonly under a log or stump, if in the woods. The chamber is approached by numerous J^^U. ^ Scalopus aquaticus S. a. machrlaus GULF OF ^^ S. a. aaslralls o S. airastass *Area of Intergradatlon Map illustrating the approximate distribution of the Moles belonging to the genus Scalopus in eastern United States. Scalopus aquaticus (LiNN^us). (Syst. Nat., X ed., I, 1858, p. 53.) Type lo- cality — Eastern United States. Color grayish brown; similar, to machrinus, but smaller and averaging slightly darker; total length about inches. Scalopus a. machrinus (Rafinesque). Type locality — Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky. Total length about inches; description as previously given. Scalopus a. australis (Chapman). (Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., V, 1893, p. 339.) Type locality — Gainesville, Florida. Resembles aquaticus but is smaller and slightly browner; total length about inches. Scalopus anastascB (Bangs). (Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., XXVIII, 1898, p. 212.) Type locality — Anastasia Island, near St. Augustine, Florida. About size of australis. but skull shorter and heavier; color golden 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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