. The Canadian field-naturalist. 1994 Notes 491 White-belted Coloration in a Masked Shrew, Sorex cinereus, from Massachusetts Robert T. Brooks and Katherine L. Doyle Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, Holdsworth Hall, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003 Brooks, Robert T., and Katherine L. Doyle. 1994. White-belted coloration in a Masked Shrew, Sorex cinereus, from Massachusetts. Canadian Field-Naturalist 108(4): 491-492. A Masked Shrew (Sorex cinereus) with white-belted coloration pattern was captured in a mixed deciduo
. The Canadian field-naturalist. 1994 Notes 491 White-belted Coloration in a Masked Shrew, Sorex cinereus, from Massachusetts Robert T. Brooks and Katherine L. Doyle Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, Holdsworth Hall, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003 Brooks, Robert T., and Katherine L. Doyle. 1994. White-belted coloration in a Masked Shrew, Sorex cinereus, from Massachusetts. Canadian Field-Naturalist 108(4): 491-492. A Masked Shrew (Sorex cinereus) with white-belted coloration pattern was captured in a mixed deciduous-coniferous forest in central Massachusetts. Only one other published record of this pelage condition in S. cinereus was found in an intensive search of the literature and no similarily colored specimens were found in collections of several national or regional museums. Key Words: Masked Shrew, Sorex cinereus, belted coloration, Massachusetts. A specimen of the Masked Shrew (Sorex cinereus) with white-belted coloration was captured by the authors in a pitfall trap on 8 July 1994 in the town of New Salem, Franklin County, in central Massachusetts (42°26'; N; 72°22'; W). The study site was forested (53% pine/hemlock, 47% maple/oak) and located adjacent to a temporary pond. Prior to the capture of this specimen, 81 (in 1992), 35 (1993) and 132 (1994) S. cinereus with normal col- oration had been captured at this study site. The belted specimen was a sexually immature female with a total length of 99 mm and a mass of g. Age was esti- mated to be 18-24 wks based on tooth wear and cranial characteristics as described by Rudd (1955). The belted coloration of this specimen occurred as a transverse white band that completely encircled the animal (Figure 1). The belt began anterior to the middle of the body and included the ventral side of the forelimbs. The width of the belt, measured on the prepared skin, ranged from 10 mm to 13 mm dorsal - ly and was 20 mm wi
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