_Scapanus orarius orarius_ Jackson, N. Amer. Fauna, 38:61, September 30, 1915. _Type._--Obtained at Shoalwater (= Willapa) Bay, Pacific County, Washington, by J. G. Cooper on August 30, 1855; type in United States National Museum. _Racial Characters._--Color dark bluish; frontal region of skull not inflated. _Measurements._--Eight males and two females from Seattle, King County, average, respectively: total length 159, 155; length of tail 33, 31; hind foot 20.7, 20.5; weight 58.5, 55.8. _Distribution._--Western Washington. Marginal occurrences are: Skykomish (B.S.C.), Merritt (B.S.C.), Wenatchee (B.S.C.), Lester (Jackson, 1915: 64) and Yacolt (M.V.Z.). =Scapanus orarius yakimensis= Dalquest and Scheffer _Scapanus orarius yakimensis_ Dalquest and Scheffer, Murrelet, 25:27, September 19, 1944. _Type._--Obtained 3/4 mile north of Union Gap, Yakima County, Washington, by J. A. Gray, Jr., on July 3, 1941; type in Museum of Vertebrate Zoölogy. _Racial Characters._--Color pale, grayish; skull narrow with inflated frontal region. _Measurements._--Six specimens (males and females) from Selah, Yakima County, average: total length 164; length of tail 37; length of hind foot 21.5. The type specimen weighed 58 grams. _Distribution._--The Yakima Valley area; recorded from the type locality northwestward to Easton (B.S.C.). =Scapanus orarius schefferi= Jackson _Scapanus orarius schefferi_ Jackson, N. Amer. Fauna, 38:63, September 30, 1915. _Type._--Obtained at Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington, by T. H. Scheffer on August 8, 1914; type in United States National Museum. _Racial Characters._--Large size; pale color; large, wide skull with inflated frontal area. _Measurements._--Six topotypes average: total length 159; length of tail 35; hind foot 21.5. _Distribution._--Southeastern Washington; recorded from Fort Walla Walla (Jackson, 1915: 64), Walla Walla (Jackson, 1915: 64) and Dayton (M.V.Z.). Genus =Sorex= Linnaeus Long-tailed shrews Shrews have tiny eyes, almost concealed in the fur. The body is slim; the nose elongate and pointed. The legs are short and the feet small and weak. The fur is short but soft and posteriorly directed. The cinereous shrew, for example, is about 4 inches in length, of which the tail comprises 1-3/4 inches. The upper parts are dark grayish brown and the underparts dull gray. Shrews of the genus _Sorex_ are cosmopolitan in distribution. In North America they range from the arctic south to Central America. Three subgenera are recognized by Jackson (1928: 27), all three of which are represented in the state of Washington. The twelve subspecies present occupy numerous habitats, and their ranges include almost all of the state.