Alaska field notes, v1299
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570 Gilman 1931 SOREX jacksoni Sorex crenatus hollisteri July 12, Savoonga, St. Lawrence Is., Bering Sea, Alaska. Three pairs teats in ♀ (1 inguinal, 1 lower abdominal, 1 upper abdominal) The neck of a Least Auklet, Caught in a rat trap, had been eaten out by what was probably a Shrew. Perhaps these voracious devils live off the eggs & restings of the Least Auklets in the rookeries. Apparently they are found, in summer at least, in the rock piles where auklets rest - I caught them nowhere else. In winter however, the Natives claim that they come into the villages & eat the meat in the houses. Caught during the day as often as night. Tigara, Point Hope, Alaska Aug 24. I did not catch a single Shrew during my whole Stay of almost four weeks, tho I trapped assiduously for them. The natives know what they are and say that they are to be found in the houses, in the old village sites, and in the meat cellars. I gave traps