_Remarks._--Shrew-moles are present on Destruction Island, a small island in the Pacific off the coast of Jefferson County. These moles are large, and are like _gibbsii_. It is thought, however, that this resemblance is due to convergent evolution rather than a once-continuous range with _gibbsii_. It is significant that a shrew (_Sorex trowbridgii destructioni_), the only other native land mammal on the island, differs from its mainland counterpart in much the same way as does _Neurotrichus g. gibbsii_ from _Neurotrichus g. minor_. =Neurotrichus gibbsii minor= Dalquest and Burgner _Neurotrichus gibbsii_ minor Dalquest and Burgner, Murrelet, 22:12, April 30, 1941. _Type._--Obtained on the University of Washington Campus, Seattle, King County, Washington, by W. W. Dalquest on May 19, 1940; type in the Museum of Vertebrate Zoölogy. _Racial characters._--Size small; tail short; foreclaws light and weak as compared to those of _gibbsii_, with ventral surfaces curved. _Measurements._--Eighty-five specimens (males and females) from Seattle, King County, average: total length, 107.0; length of tail, 35.3; length of hind foot, 15.0. _Distribution._--The lowlands of western Washington. Marginal records are: Mt. Vernon (Jackson, 1915: 97), Cottage Lake (W.W.D.) and Yacolt (M. V.Z.). Genus =Scapanus= Pomel Moles [Illustration: FIG. 23. Coast mole (_Scapanus orarius orarius_) left and Townsend mole (_Scapanus townsendii_) right; Puyallup. Washington, May, 1914. (Fish and Wildlife Service photo by T. H. Scheffer, No. B-18637.)] Moles are of stocky build and have cylindrical, rounded bodies. The eyes are tiny, nearly concealed in the fur. They have no external ears. The legs are short; the forefeet wide, spadelike, and armed with powerful claws. The fur is erect, not posteriorly directed. The color of the fur is deep bluish or brownish slate. The short, nearly naked tail is pale pink or whitish. Moles of this genus are found only along the Pacific Coast of North America from southern Canada south into Baja California. =Scapanus townsendii= (Bachman) Townsend mole _Scalops townsendii_ Bachman. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 8 (pt. 1):58, 1839. _Scapanus tow[n]sendii_ Pomel. Arch. Sci. Phys. Nat., Geneva, 9 (ser. 4):247, 1848. _Scapanus Townsendii_ True. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 7 (1881):607, 1885. _Type._--Probably obtained at Fort Vancouver. Clark County. Washington, by J. K. Townsend. A cotype was obtained on May 9. 1835; type in Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. _Measurements._--Three males and 6 females from southwestern Washington average, respectively: total length 221, 214; length of tail 51, 46; hind foot 28.3, 26; weight 147, 117 grams.