Diary 1942 Shrew 1 mi. N.W. Apaneca, 5'500', dep't. Ahuachapan, El Salvador April 19, 1942 Turned over a log lying on moist ground about 50' from the edge of a cat-tail (Typha) swamp. The log was about 8' long & 1' wide, it was partially rotten. Be- neath it were 2 shrews, which ran in opposite directi- ous as the log was overturned. I caught one, my com- panion the other. There was a nest situated in a slight depression in the ground, where it was covered by the log. It was a loose wad of coarse grass & weeds, thorough- ly dry. It had no definite form, but was about 6" through at its deepest point. The animal I picked up gave vent to several shrill, rasping squeaks, much like a small rat. It struggled violently & attempted to bite. My companion pinioned the other against the ground with his rackete scabbard. When he picked it up it was dead, but in excellent condition, the skin unbroken. In the flesh, these shrews are soft, dark sooty gray above, dark thick gray below. The feet are very pale flesh color. The teeth are pigmented (blackish brown) at their tips. Both were preserved in tobb as formalin specimens.