. Life-histories of northern animals [microform] : an account of the mammals of Manitoba. Mammals; Mammals; Mammifères; Mammifères. Mole-shrew 1125 In the following are detailed the stomach contents of 13 Biarinas taken at Cos Cob, Conn., 1908, by E. T. Seton, de- termined by A. Franklin Shull, of Columbia University, New Yor':: 1. Male.—Without date. Stomach: Earthworms, almost vhole; membranous wings of insect (beetle). 2. Female.—Without date. Very badly preserved. Pickled long after death apparently; hair nearly all off; that remain- / - ^. ^L Flu. 258—Diuram of • lypKal of /Kortiw
. Life-histories of northern animals [microform] : an account of the mammals of Manitoba. Mammals; Mammals; Mammifères; Mammifères. Mole-shrew 1125 In the following are detailed the stomach contents of 13 Biarinas taken at Cos Cob, Conn., 1908, by E. T. Seton, de- termined by A. Franklin Shull, of Columbia University, New Yor':: 1. Male.—Without date. Stomach: Earthworms, almost vhole; membranous wings of insect (beetle). 2. Female.—Without date. Very badly preserved. Pickled long after death apparently; hair nearly all off; that remain- / - ^. ^L Flu. 258—Diuram of • lypKal of /Kortiw hrn-icauda. shnwiiu dirtnbution of anafl jhcllfc uid an undrisround stonir chamlitr with ipiral dt-scmt. The upptr fimire Ui» bunwoul pn)i«tin Ihr lower an ideal vertical •ecliin. The black circlTj in the npprr diacram are puinU where the burrow deicended abruptly into the irt«ind. (By A. Fiaiiklui :>hull). ing verj' loose. Gorged with connective tissue, cartilage, and muscle of ? Intestine filled with same material, diges- tive organs not properly functioning, or this would not be pos- sible. Or is this material indigestible} 3. Female.—September 21. Good condition; well pre- served stomach: Earthworm setje; parts of insects; some of its own (Blarina's) hair, probably swallowed with food. Uterus contained 5 embryos, about 5 mm. long from caudal end to cervical flexure; probably between one and two weeks old. 4. Male.—September 22. Skull crushed by trap; ex- cellent preservation. Stomach full: Earthworms, almost un- digested. Must have been preserved soon after death, the digestion having been largely prevented, and hair being 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 Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946. New York : C. Scribner's Sons
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