New Mexico: San Juan Co.: Chusca Mts., 1 BS. Catron Co.: Mogollon Mts., 3 BS; 10 mi. E Mogollon, 1 KU. Socorro Co.: Copper Canyon, Magdalena Mts., 3 BS. Sierra Co.: Mimbres Mts., near Kingston, 1 BS.
Chihuahua: Sierra Madre, near Guadalupe y Calvo, 5 BS.
Marginal records.—Arizona: Tunitcha Mts. New Mexico: Chusca Mts.; Copper Canyon, Magdalena Mts.; Mimbres Mts., near Kingston. Chihuahua: Guadalupe y Calvo. Arizona: Huachuca Mts.; Santa Catalina Mts.; White River, Horseshoe Cienega, 8300 ft., White Mts.; San Francisco Mtn.
Sorex vagrans orizabae Merriam
Sorex orizabae Merriam, N. Amer. Fauna, 10:71, December 31, 1895.
Sorex vagrans orizabae, Jackson, N. Amer. Fauna, 51:113, July 24, 1928.
Type.—Adult female, skin and skull; No. 53633, U. S. Biol. Surv. Coll.; obtained on April 24, 1893, by E. W. Nelson from W slope of Mt. Orizaba, 9,500 ft., Puebla.
Range.—Transverse volcanic belt of mountains at the southern end of the Mexican Plateau.
Diagnosis.—Size small for the species; measurements of 3 specimens from Volcan Toluca, Mexico, are: total length, 98, 100, 108; tail, 35, 39, 40; hind foot, 13, 13, 14. Summer pelage Mummy Brown tending toward Olive Brown; Fuscous to Fuscous-Black in winter; skull and teeth relatively narrow.
Comparisons.—For comparison with S. v. monticola see account of that subspecies.