Mammals taken Along the Alaska HighwayBaker, Rollin H. (Rollin Harold)
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Mammals taken Along the Alaska Highway
Baker, Rollin H. (Rollin Harold)
Mammals -- North America
29. West side Mt. Glave, 14 mi. S and 2 mi. E Kelsall Lake.
30. North side Liard River, Fort Halkett.
31. { Hot Springs, 3 mi. WNW junction Trout River and Liard River.
{ North side Liard River, ½ mi. W junction Trout River and
{ Liard River.
{ ¼ mi. S junction Trout River and Liard River.
32. 12 mi. S junction Trout River and Liard River.
33. { NE end Muncho Lake.
{ SE end Muncho Lake.
34. 10 mi. W Fort Nelson.
35. North side Muskwa River, 4 mi. W Fort Nelson.
36. South side Toad River, 10 mi. S and 21 mi. E Muncho Lake.
37. Summit Pass, 10 mi. S and 70 mi. W Fort Nelson.
38. North Fork Tetsa River, 4 mi. ENE Summit Pass.
39. East side Minaker River, 1 mi. W Trutch.
40. Buckinghorse River, 94 mi. S Fort Nelson.
41. Beatton River, 115 mi. S Fort Nelson.
42. 5 mi. W and 3 mi. N Fort St. John.
Alberta
43. Assineau River, 10 mi. E and 1 mi. N Kinuso.
ACCOUNTS OF SPECIES
Sorex cinereus cinereus Kerr
Cinereous Shrew
_Sorex arcticus cinereus_ Kerr, Animal Kingdom, p. 206, 1792.
(Type from Fort Severn, Ontario, Canada.)
_Sorex cinereus cinereus_ Jackson, Jour. Mamm., 6:56,
February 9, 1925.
_Specimens examined._--Total 56, as follows: _Alaska_: Chatanika
River, 700 ft., 14 mi. E and 25 mi. N Fairbanks, 3; N side Salcha
River, 600 ft., 25 mi. S and 20 mi. E Fairbanks, 10; Yerrick Creek, 21
mi. W and 4 mi. N Tok Junction, 2; E side Deadman Lake, 1800 ft., 15
mi. SE Northway, 1. _Yukon Territory_: 6 mi. SW Kluane, 2550 ft., 1;
McIntyre Creek, 2250 ft., 3 mi. NW Whitehorse, 2; W side Lewes River,
2150 ft., 2 mi. S Whitehorse, 2; SW end Dezadeash Lake, 4; 1½ mi. S
and 3 mi. E Dalton Post, 2500 ft., 10. _British Columbia_: Stonehouse
Creek, 5½ mi. W jct. Stonehouse Creek and Kelsall River, 9; Hot
Springs, 3 mi. WNW jct. Trout River and Liard River, 6; ¼ mi. S jct.
Trout River and Liard River, 4; 5 mi. W and 3 mi. N Fort St. John, 1.
_Alberta_: Assineau River, 1920 ft., 10 mi. E and 1 mi. N Kinuso, 1.
_Remarks._--Shrews from extreme northwestern British Columbia
(Stonehouse Creek) average slightly larger than typical S. c.
cinereus, especially in length of tail. These animals show definite
evidence of intergradation with the larger subspecies, _S. c.
streatori_, but are referable to _S. c. cinereus_. The pallor of some
shrews from east-central Alaska (Chatanika River and Salcha River)
suggests intergradation with the pale _S. c. hollisteri_.
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